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Updated 01/23/2018, now every tab is its own process. Also every time I click a link in an email, an new browser is spawned.

kcardwell
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I updated on 01/23/2018. Now every tab is its own process. This takes up to many resources. I am an accountant/office manager/payroll/personnel/etc and already have to deal with QuickBooks and multiple excel workbooks eating up resources. I normally have 6 tabs open in Firefox for the links I use multiple times a day, internal internet locations, bank, payroll, aol mail (one of our officers), travel agency.

I have tried the following, neither solved problem: Type about:config into the address bar, press Enter, accept the warning. Out this in the Search field at the top browser.tabs.remote.autostart . Double-click that preference in the reduced listing that is below the Search field to toggle the 'Value' from True to False. I also toggled all browser.tabs.remote to False.

Now, every time I click a link in an email, a new browser is spawned. This also happens if I click a link on some web pages.

How do I get FireFox to be one process and one browser.

I updated on 01/23/2018. Now every tab is its own process. This takes up to many resources. I am an accountant/office manager/payroll/personnel/etc and already have to deal with QuickBooks and multiple excel workbooks eating up resources. I normally have 6 tabs open in Firefox for the links I use multiple times a day, internal internet locations, bank, payroll, aol mail (one of our officers), travel agency. I have tried the following, neither solved problem: Type about:config into the address bar, press Enter, accept the warning. Out this in the Search field at the top browser.tabs.remote.autostart . Double-click that preference in the reduced listing that is below the Search field to toggle the 'Value' from True to False. I also toggled all browser.tabs.remote to False. Now, every time I click a link in an email, a new browser is spawned. This also happens if I click a link on some web pages. How do I get FireFox to be one process and one browser.

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hi, you can control the number of content processes for tabs in the performance settings: Firefox's performance settings

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philipp
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hi, you can control the number of content processes for tabs in the performance settings: Firefox's performance settings

hi, you can control the number of content processes for tabs in the performance settings: [[Firefox's performance settings]]
kcardwell
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This solved the process problem.

Did not solve problem of new browser spawning from links.

Also, how do I get just one Firefox icon showing in my tool bar instead of one from each window.

This solved the process problem. Did not solve problem of new browser spawning from links. Also, how do I get just one Firefox icon showing in my tool bar instead of one from each window.
philipp
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i guess those two might be the options "Open links in tabs instead of new windows" & "show tab previews in windows taskbar" in the firefox menu ≡ > options > general panel...

i guess those two might be the options "Open links in tabs instead of new windows" & "show tab previews in windows taskbar" in the firefox ''menu ≡ > options > general'' panel...
kcardwell
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Thank You Verrrrry Much. This solved all of my problems.

Just have to love new releases.

The thoughts of updating from EXCEL 2010 terrifies me. I have completely personalized the ribbon and have many macros and shortcut keys.

Thank You Verrrrry Much. This solved all of my problems. Just have to love new releases. The thoughts of updating from EXCEL 2010 terrifies me. I have completely personalized the ribbon and have many macros and shortcut keys.