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bold textin my task manager it appears that there is 9 or more instances operating when i start up and it slowing down my computer

'''bold text'''in my task manager it appears that there is 9 or more instances operating when i start up and it slowing down my computer

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The links are sites explaining the Firefox's Project Fission. Users are complaining about ram usage, but this is the reason for the processes you see in task manager. You can turn fission off by setting it to false on the about:config page. see screenshot Here is more info. https://www.ghacks.net/2016/02/15/change-how-many-processes-multi-process-firefox-uses/

Introducing Firefox’s new Site Isolation Security Architecture https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/05/introducing-firefox-new-site-isolation-security-architecture/

Firefox's Project Fission: better security and more processes https://www.ghacks.net/2019/02/07/firefoxs-project-fission-better-security-and-more-processes/

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Hello

About Firefox multiprocessus Take a look https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1435221#answer-1627200 in addition