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how do i limit the 12 processes running on the browser?

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How do i limit the processes in the browser? Computer is at a crawl and overheating.

How do i limit the processes in the browser? Computer is at a crawl and overheating.

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Terry
Terry

12 processes doesn't seem out of the ordinary and I doubt the number is affecting performance. You can reduce the number of processes by changing the following preference in about:config to false: fission.autostart You probably have to restart for the change to take effect.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/performance-settings

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