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since latest update- firefox freezes then unfreezes-Windows 10 64 bit

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Hi there

since the latest update (17/1/23) Firefox seems to Hang then lockup then freeze then unfreeze when just browsing.

no special tabs open such as Youtube- just locks up on browsing 2 tabs plus- google search on 1 and facebook on 1 tab-closed the google search tab then scrolling through Facebook,froze after 3 scrolls of the wheel,locked up then unfroze

Hi there since the latest update (17/1/23) Firefox seems to Hang then lockup then freeze then unfreeze when just browsing. no special tabs open such as Youtube- just locks up on browsing 2 tabs plus- google search on 1 and facebook on 1 tab-closed the google search tab then scrolling through Facebook,froze after 3 scrolls of the wheel,locked up then unfroze

Chosen solution

Might have fixed this issue myself.

If Anyone has the same issue-try what i did which is Untick "Use Recommended performance settings" and Untick "Use hardware acceleration when available".

since disabling both,it has fixed it-able to scroll through Facebook/Reddit with no crashes

added screenshot for reference :)

my PC Spec is

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 32GB DDR4 Asus TUF Gaming A520M-Plus Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 580 4GB Samsung 980 250GB NvMe M2 SSD

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Facebook.com seems to be the culprit upon freezing the Firefox window when scrolling through the Feed.

Modified by brondster

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Facebook along with Reddit seems to cause it to freeze/lockup

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Chosen Solution

Might have fixed this issue myself.

If Anyone has the same issue-try what i did which is Untick "Use Recommended performance settings" and Untick "Use hardware acceleration when available".

since disabling both,it has fixed it-able to scroll through Facebook/Reddit with no crashes

added screenshot for reference :)

my PC Spec is

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 32GB DDR4 Asus TUF Gaming A520M-Plus Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon RX 580 4GB Samsung 980 250GB NvMe M2 SSD