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Why does Thunderbird freeze my computer after installing release 38 SOLVED: hardware acceleration = hanging new message notification pop ups (bug 1186755)

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Release 38 was pushed to my computer 3 days ago. The computer now freezes every time I hit "Get messages." Every time. My business has ground to a halt.

Release 38 was pushed to my computer 3 days ago. The computer now freezes every time I hit "Get messages." Every time. My business has ground to a halt.

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Hardware acceleration has been disabled and notifications have been re-enabled. Thunderbird (and the computer) are not freezing.

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(It's been a long time, so we're catching up) If you still have issues when using a current version, please create a new topic.

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