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Why does firefox ask me to refresh several times a day

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Sabrastar
Sabrastar
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It seems that every few times I open Firefox it is now asking me to refresh?

I have a new laptop and it never did this on my last one.

It seems that every few times I open Firefox it is now asking me to refresh? I have a new laptop and it never did this on my last one.

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user936563
user936563
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Do you mean that it says something like "Firefox version 39.0 available. Apply downloaded update"?

cor-el
cor-el
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You can set this pref to false on the about:config page:

  • browser.slowStartup.notificationDisabled = false

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window