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Firefox starting too many instances when launched

Every time I launch Firefox it creates 12-13 instances of Firefox along with one each for Chrome and Console. I don't need that many instances. Typically I have no mor… (read more)

Every time I launch Firefox it creates 12-13 instances of Firefox along with one each for Chrome and Console.

I don't need that many instances. Typically I have no more than 3-4 tabs open.

Is there a Configuration setting that I can change to reduce the number of instances to 5 and greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to launch.

I am running Windows 10 Pro V21H2 at current update level. I have a custom made tower with 512GB SSD and a Core2 Duo processing running at 2.93 GHz with 8 GB Ram. Firefox is V17.0.1.

Asked by silverfox2 1 year ago

Last reply by TyDraniu 1 year ago

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WHY WOULD FIREFOX IN STANDARD SETTING BLOCK AN ARTICLE THAT SHOWS TWITTER FEEDS AND CONVERSATIONS POSTED?

IS FIREFOX NOW POLITICALLY DOMINATED? I AM SHOCKED AFTER BELIEVING THAT FIREFOX WAS NOT BLOCKING INFORMATION ON THE WEB THAT THEY DIDN'T POLITICALLY AGREE WITH! NOW I F… (read more)

IS FIREFOX NOW POLITICALLY DOMINATED? I AM SHOCKED AFTER BELIEVING THAT FIREFOX WAS NOT BLOCKING INFORMATION ON THE WEB THAT THEY DIDN'T POLITICALLY AGREE WITH! NOW I FIND OUT THERE IS NO WAY TO CONTACT FIREFOX AND ALL THEY HAVE IS THE STANDARD ASK A QUESTION FROM THE COMMUNITY! THERE ARE TOO MANY GLITCHES WITH DOWNLOADING THEIR UPDATES AND COMPLETELY LOSING MY SAVED PASSWORDS AND NOW THIS BROWSER HAS BLOCKED INFORMATION POSTED ON A NEWS ARTICLE THAT SHOWS TWITTER FEEDS BY THE PRIOR TWITTER ADMIN THAT HAS BEEN FIRED. I HAVE THE STANDARD SECURITY AND DO TRUST THE SITE THAT I AM ON BUT WITHOUT EXPLANATION FIREFOX HAS BLOCKED THOSE FEEDS IN THE ARTICLE. CERTAINLY NOT INTENDED TO PROTECT MY BROWSING BUT TO BLOCK AN INTENTIONAL POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE! I NO LONGER WANT TO TRUST FIREFOX/MOZILLA WITH MY BROWSING CAPABILITIES ESPECIALLY KNOWING IT IS ONLY VOLUNTEERS AND NOT SUPERVISED OR ANY CUSTOMER SERVICE TO GIVE ANSWERS!

Asked by Lori 1 year ago

Last reply by Paul 1 year ago

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It does not open a very well-known website

Gentlemen, I try with Firefox to open cosmote.gr which is the main Greek telecommunications company and it gives an error www.cosmote.gr. PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR. and it won… (read more)

Gentlemen, I try with Firefox to open cosmote.gr which is the main Greek telecommunications company and it gives an error www.cosmote.gr. PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR. and it won't open no matter what i tried. Please instructions.

Asked by dkglaros 1 year ago

Last reply by Terry 1 year ago

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Annoying Google sign on

Lately I'm getting a pop-up on my laptop and iphone offering to log in via my Google account. I don't have a Google account, and all the help articles I find just tell pe… (read more)

Lately I'm getting a pop-up on my laptop and iphone offering to log in via my Google account. I don't have a Google account, and all the help articles I find just tell people how to disable that. I have cookies set to Strict, I've cleared the cache, made sure things are updated, and I still get this annoying pop-up. I've got various add-ons installed. AdGuard, ClearURLS, Cookie Autodelete, Decentraleyes, UBlock Origin, Disable HTML5, Facebook Container, Flash Control, and HTTPS Everywhere. I'm open to suggestions on where to go from here. Frustrating for this to just start suddenly, and having to find a way to disable it.

Asked by torksca 1 year ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 1 year ago

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After an update firefox crashes at start even in safe mode

Crash ID: bp-c48a5523-2d22-4286-9a4b-c699f0221209 This was after an update last week to arch, I installed all the bits that seemed to be missing and now it crashes witho… (read more)

Crash ID: bp-c48a5523-2d22-4286-9a4b-c699f0221209

This was after an update last week to arch, I installed all the bits that seemed to be missing and now it crashes without giving me much info at all.

Asked by Jason B 1 year ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 1 year ago

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Comment Sections

Once again the failure of Firefox to work with comment sections of many websites has reared its head in the latest update of Firefox. I'm using Windows 11 with latest u… (read more)

Once again the failure of Firefox to work with comment sections of many websites has reared its head in the latest update of Firefox. I'm using Windows 11 with latest updates. This occurred suddenly in the middle of commenting. Other web browser are OK. These constant recurring problems with Firefox are getting tiresome and although I like the browser and am comfortable using it, I'm seriously considering abandoning it for these annoyances.

Asked by vetbird 1 year ago

Last reply by Dropa 1 year ago

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Growing Mountain of Bookmarks

The dozens of bookmarks I had that I did not put in folders has grown in numbers exponentially. I don't know how. I had nothing to do with it. I went from having about… (read more)

The dozens of bookmarks I had that I did not put in folders has grown in numbers exponentially. I don't know how. I had nothing to do with it. I went from having about 200 bookmarks (outside of what I had in separate folders) to what seems to be roughly 5000. This is ridiculous. How can I 1, correct this, and 2, stop if from happening again.

Asked by santi79 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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issue with error messages

Hi there, for weeks I´m having some problems with my firefox browser. Attached to this you can check a copuple of screenshots. I have already tried to updated windows10 … (read more)

Hi there, for weeks I´m having some problems with my firefox browser. Attached to this you can check a copuple of screenshots.

I have already tried to updated windows10 and firefox, restore and reinstall firefox and my antivirus doesn´t detect any threat. What else can I do?

Thanks in advance for your support.

Asked by thraranduil 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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AVG Internet Security 2022

I have no problem with anything with Firefox browser for many years until I just installed AVG Internet Security 2022 last 2 weeks ago into my PC Desktop with Win 10. Ev… (read more)

I have no problem with anything with Firefox browser for many years until I just installed AVG Internet Security 2022 last 2 weeks ago into my PC Desktop with Win 10. Everything is fine but I have a little problem with Firefox browser 107 with Google search engine. It only once Google page and then it wont let me click anything on with each links and just pause same page. I called AVG and they said dont know why. When I turn AVG off and it works normal fine with Google page. Other Chrome browser works fine with AVG on . I can click any website thru Firefox browser except Google page. It something with Firefox on Google page is only problem issues. Please help. Sorry I am not good English grammar.

Asked by Deafrocks 1 year ago

Last reply by jonzn4SUSE 1 year ago

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Lost Bookmarks and login information

Please help me get my bookmarks back. I've tried all of the suggestions that I understand. There's one that says to go select a file, but it doesn't say where the file … (read more)

Please help me get my bookmarks back. I've tried all of the suggestions that I understand. There's one that says to go select a file, but it doesn't say where the file is ...

This is my work computer, I need my bookmarks and login information.

Thanks, Allison

Asked by amaslar 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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cannot access e-mail

bold textI have locked myself out and cannot receive e-mails. Forgotmy password. Do not want to lose any bookmarks, etc. Made a mess already. Afraid to go further in tryi… (read more)

bold textI have locked myself out and cannot receive e-mails. Forgotmy password. Do not want to lose any bookmarks, etc. Made a mess already. Afraid to go further in trying to solve this myself. I think i did something while exploring Settings for the first time.

Asked by marieremington 1 year ago

Last reply by Dropa 1 year ago

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Is firefox changing computer's "address"?

When site asks for verification code - I copy it from email into web site. The code is not recognized. Does Firefox keep changing my computer's address? Using Win 10. I … (read more)

When site asks for verification code - I copy it from email into web site. The code is not recognized. Does Firefox keep changing my computer's address? Using Win 10. I have uninstalled/reinstalled FF several times. System keeps crashing. What's happening Me novice, 78yrs old etc.

Asked by William G 1 year ago

Last reply by Terry 1 year ago

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How to override homepage when you are at domain?

Homepage set by domain administrator is really slow to open, and itis seach box is to search at the site, not a web search engine I want use google, or "about:newtab" … (read more)

Homepage set by domain administrator is really slow to open, and itis seach box is to search at the site, not a web search engine

I want use google, or "about:newtab"

PD: I gained local admin access

Asked by leo3487 1 year ago

Last reply by Dropa 1 year ago