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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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Words are showing up as random letters and symbols on numerous sites

I use Firefox on my Mac. Since updating to the OS Ventura, I now see many words on different sites, as well as numbers, show up as things like zzjk{d instead of saying br… (read more)

I use Firefox on my Mac. Since updating to the OS Ventura, I now see many words on different sites, as well as numbers, show up as things like zzjk{d instead of saying brett. This happens on my ebay site, my american express site which I cannot see any numbers of transactions cost since all the numbers show up as (d9 f for example. Something is not working correctly. I checked and and up to date with all firefox updates. Safari works perfect on all sites so this is a Firefox issue. See attached for how some areas on eBay look. Not all words are like this, some are still english spelling correctly. But some pages like this support page are completely unrecognizable but works correctly on Safari.

Asked by brettbarentine 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

Save login error

Whenever i attempt to save my passwords or login, it will not be saved in the browser. It will also prompt me to enter in my primary password to view saved logins which a… (read more)

Whenever i attempt to save my passwords or login, it will not be saved in the browser. It will also prompt me to enter in my primary password to view saved logins which are still not saved in the browser. I have enabled autofill on the account but the issue continues to happen.

Asked by eenwereuzor 2 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 2 months ago

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login help

Hi, all just a question. The account is supposed to very very old. But since i logged in nothing has been there. I am taking nothing. So you help that be great. Thanks. … (read more)

Hi, all just a question. The account is supposed to very very old. But since i logged in nothing has been there. I am taking nothing. So you help that be great. Thanks.

Asked by lonzomac 1 year ago

Last reply by Dropa 1 year ago

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Outlook

Hi I don't know what has happened to Firefox, I used it all the time for many years, now I can't sign in to Outlook and have more problems than ever. It asks me to sign i… (read more)

Hi I don't know what has happened to Firefox, I used it all the time for many years, now I can't sign in to Outlook and have more problems than ever. It asks me to sign into Microsoft but all I get is a blank page. Firefox was always more colourful than other browsers that's why I used it and nothing you do to try to fix this problem doesn't work, it creates more problems than it's worth, that's why I use Chrome, but I do want to use FF. Not all of us are IT experts and can't do all these complicated suggestions every web site offers, so can you make it so much easier for us to understand and for example get Outlook to open automatically as it used to do, until you can fix this I will have to use another browser. I really do like FF but it's impossible. Geoff.

Asked by Geoff 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Suddenly getting ads on Google in Firefox

Hello, as of yesterday, I noticed that my Google searches were displaced by ads. If I search something, Google would normally display a short summary and a little piece o… (read more)

Hello, as of yesterday, I noticed that my Google searches were displaced by ads. If I search something, Google would normally display a short summary and a little piece of information at the top of the page, but instead the first ~10 results are all ads, one of the top ones always being yahoo.com. Same goes for searching for translations "[Any word] + language" normally results in the translation tool being displayed at the top, but again just ads.

I have scanned my PC for viruses (with the Windows Defender and Bitdefender) but at least they didn't find anything. When I deactivate all my extensions (Which is only Adblocker, ironically), nothing changes. When I browse in Safe Mode, the ads do not appear. I have already cleared my Cache etc. but that didn't do too much. No I installed a Scriptblocker and with that, Google is back to normal again. But of course, even if that workaround works, I'd also like to know what is causing this. (I also checked with Chrome for example, the problem is Firefox specific)

Any ideas what I could try next or what the problem might be?

Asked by pandaderzwote 1 year ago

Last reply by Dropa 1 year ago

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Firefox

Firefox is constantly hanging and trying to load. I have done several re installs and everything else to correct this problem but it still exists. Thanks for the help al… (read more)

Firefox is constantly hanging and trying to load. I have done several re installs and everything else to correct this problem but it still exists.

Thanks for the help al

Asked by abust1 1 year ago

Last reply by starship 1 year ago

need help with windows to uninstall a program.

I've had horrible programs with Telegram all day after I had to do a restore system recovery. Now I can't sign back in. I'm trying to uninstall & reinstall this, but … (read more)

I've had horrible programs with Telegram all day after I had to do a restore system recovery. Now I can't sign back in. I'm trying to uninstall & reinstall this, but it's telling me with an error message in my programs & features that it doesn't exist even though it's listed there. Can anybody help me with this? Thank you in advance.

Asked by JulieB 3 months ago

Last reply by JulieB 3 months ago

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Webpages not fully loading

Hi there, I am having recent trouble with accessing some webpages through Firefox. For example, I am having trouble with: https://www.linkedin.com/help/learning Other Lin… (read more)

Hi there, I am having recent trouble with accessing some webpages through Firefox. For example, I am having trouble with: https://www.linkedin.com/help/learning Other LinkedIn pages seem to work. But this issue is coming up on other sites too. Weirdly, it is also coming up using other browsers (e.g. Edge), so this is not Firefox issue, but a laptop one. I am a less experienced user and don't know where to look in my settings to see whet the issue might be, as I don't get any error messages for me to look for advice. I can't see anythign obvious in my firewall or AV settings (using McAfee.) Can anyone help, please? Rui

Asked by Rui D 1 year ago

Last reply by willjoe24421 1 year ago

website access

I have been using my banks website, www.lbandt.com, for years. Suddenly firefox cannot find the website, what is the problem? Have to have access or can't use firefox. … (read more)

I have been using my banks website, www.lbandt.com, for years. Suddenly firefox cannot find the website, what is the problem? Have to have access or can't use firefox.

Thanks

Asked by cecilfannin 3 months ago

Last reply by zeroknight 3 months ago

Mozilla Crashes at Startup

Every time I open Mozilla browser, it crashes right after it opens. This only started happening since recently. Before this, I haven't faced this issue while using this… (read more)

Every time I open Mozilla browser, it crashes right after it opens.

This only started happening since recently. Before this, I haven't faced this issue while using this browser for year(s)

I have failed to resolve the issue with the following methods:

  • Updated Firefox
  • Tried to use Troubleshoot Mode (crash still happens)
  • Uninstalled Firefox, deleted additional files and re-installed
  • Did Refresh

Other browsers are working fine

I am using Razer Blade RTX 2070 Max Q, VR Ready Graphics (8GB GDDR6 VRAM) 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H Processor 6 Cores/12 Threads, up to 5.0GHz

Asked by Neel 3 months ago

Last reply by cor-el 3 months ago

Firefox automatic updating

Ok. The update downloaded 2 1/2 days ago. I've used Firefox since that download. It didn't install until now. 2 1/2 days later. Why the long delay? And why don't you … (read more)

Ok. The update downloaded 2 1/2 days ago. I've used Firefox since that download. It didn't install until now. 2 1/2 days later. Why the long delay? And why don't you have something show up in the banner or toolbar that designates that an upload to Firefox is happening? Now, we all have to guess why Firefox is behaving slow and erratic, close and re-open, and check for version.

Asked by steveaaayyy 3 months ago

Last reply by user75936209463636981919672261829024851314 3 months ago

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I'm signed in to my Firefox account on multiple desktop computers. Where are my containers?

Do containers not sync? I don't see any explicit option to include them in the sync settings. I have "add-ons" and "settings" checked. One computer has the correct contai… (read more)

Do containers not sync? I don't see any explicit option to include them in the sync settings. I have "add-ons" and "settings" checked. One computer has the correct containers and the rest have the default set (personal, shopping, etc.). Sync is otherwise working correctly.

In response to early replies I realized I left out some detail in my question.

- I have sync enabled in the extension settings. - This is a continuous problem (the containers from one browser have never synced with the others, over many months) so I don't think it's just a time delay issue.

Thanks for your responses.

Asked by k3davis1 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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Firefox takes up ever increasing memory when I have it open it for a while

I have Firefox as my default browser (running on Windows 10), but after I have it open for a while I start having performance problems with my laptop because of the amoun… (read more)

I have Firefox as my default browser (running on Windows 10), but after I have it open for a while I start having performance problems with my laptop because of the amount of memory and CPU that Firefox is using. A few minutes ago, I was having significant response delay while using LinkedIn through Firefox.

As I write this, I still have two LinkedIn windows open plus this support window. Firefox is using 2,340 MB of memory. Firefox CPU usage bounces up to 30-35 % range for several minutes at a time.

Asked by geoff.shive 1 year ago

Last reply by cor-el 1 year ago

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specific https website not loading

Hello, I can't seem to get this website working on firefox. It works on all other browsers. https://portal.avlbookings.justice.vic.gov.au/ … (read more)

Hello, I can't seem to get this website working on firefox. It works on all other browsers.

https://portal.avlbookings.justice.vic.gov.au/

Asked by draaroncunningham 1 year ago

Last reply by Terry 1 year ago

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Connanor find primary firefox account

Hi Guys thank you for your time and effort that you voluntary offer to support Mozilla Firefox. I have been a lifelong user of Firefox. I have during this process lost 4 … (read more)

Hi Guys thank you for your time and effort that you voluntary offer to support Mozilla Firefox. I have been a lifelong user of Firefox. I have during this process lost 4 x laptops (over a span of 20 years) - reformatted the current one twice. My mistake - I neglected to backup Firefox.

I cannot and do remember what my primary Firefox account was. Their are bookmarks and saved passwords on it that I desperately need. Can you please help what what to do?

I have subscribed to new a [edited] @gmail.com primary account to to use Firefox again. I help with serial numbers, brand of the laptops that I have used in the past.

If you can help, please please help.

Warm South African Regards Pierre Wepener [address removed from public forum] RSA ID no: [removed from public forum] Contact nr: [removed from public forum]

Asked by wepener.ame 1 year ago

Last reply by Dropa 1 year ago

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Intrusive Firefox sign-up box

Trying to create new "list" in my Twitter account. First click in the Twitter procedure brings up a Firefox box <Continue to Firefox accounts>. How can I get rid o… (read more)

Trying to create new "list" in my Twitter account. First click in the Twitter procedure brings up a Firefox box <Continue to Firefox accounts>. How can I get rid of this and continue with the Twitter procedure? Thanks in advance.

Asked by umilik 1 year ago

Last reply by umilik 1 year ago

My bookmarks wont recover from my mozilla account

My computer messed up today and i had to recover it, but i didnt get to save my bookmarks. I've had a mozilla account since 5/2/2024 (i think, thats at least what it says… (read more)

My computer messed up today and i had to recover it, but i didnt get to save my bookmarks. I've had a mozilla account since 5/2/2024 (i think, thats at least what it says was the date i made my password) and i've saved a lot of bookmarks i cannot lose.

i forgot what email i had made it with tho, so i created a couple of new mozilla accounts and idk if that has messed up the profiles i'm using? i read the mozilla guide on bookmarks and i have like 3 profiles under "profile:default-release" (my settings are in danish, idk if that's what its called in english). but i cant tell which one it is? furthermore, when i click on "manage bookmarks" i get to this place that says something about bookmarks saved on html or something - which i know i havent done.

oh also, before any of that, the first thing i did was synchronize my google chrome bookmarks with firefox and idk if that has messed something up?

Asked by nivar 1 week ago

Last reply by nivar 5 days ago

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Pop-up on Decktop

There is like a long white sheet pop-up that keeps appears on my Desktop on the right center. When I closed the website that I just went through, the pop-up immediately … (read more)

There is like a long white sheet pop-up that keeps appears on my Desktop on the right center. When I closed the website that I just went through, the pop-up immediately moves fast to the to hide. This is going on every day.

Something else is going on I noticed that when I make some changes in my settings, other changes take place like my email icloud was turned off yesterday. A few days ago an app game from Apple store was moved into my Apple ID, icloud with a check mark.

Yesterday, All the add-ons were disable in safe mode that I had to do a Troubleshooting mode and refresh Firefox to the add-ons back.

Mghubti

Asked by Yolanda 1 year ago

Last reply by Yolanda 1 year ago