Why does Firefox Quantum: a) run appallingly slow b) freeze up
I have just installed Firefox 57 (Quantum) 64 bit on my PC and my Laptop (both Windows 10 (1709)). On both my machines, Quantum displays pages appallingly slowly and ofte… (read more)
I have just installed Firefox 57 (Quantum) 64 bit on my PC and my Laptop (both Windows 10 (1709)).
On both my machines, Quantum displays pages appallingly slowly and often freezes, when no tabs or the settings menu can be selected and nothing else produces a response.
I cannot believe that this software has been properly tested on users' machines at their homes - its deficiencies would have been blindingly obvious. Their is clearly a huge problem here.
I was so looking forward to returning to Firefox but it is a complete disaster.
Please find a fix soon or I will have to uninstall Firefox, maybe permanently. It is useless to me in its present state.
Mike
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Firefox Quantum very slow
I updated to Quantum two days ago and I find it is very slow doing everything - typing in search box, scrolling, etc., even just closing the browser. I had no problems wi… (read more)
I updated to Quantum two days ago and I find it is very slow doing everything - typing in search box, scrolling, etc., even just closing the browser. I had no problems with previous version.
Firefox 57 hangs up
Having an issue with the new Firefox Quantum version 57.0. Firefox hangs and while scolling lags. I have reset my settings and disabled all addons as well as a complete u… (read more)
Having an issue with the new Firefox Quantum version 57.0. Firefox hangs and while scolling lags. I have reset my settings and disabled all addons as well as a complete uninstall and reinstall but the problems persist. I have zero issues with firefox 56. I am running an Intel core i7 8700k with a geforce 1070 graphics card,
new ui is slow and hangs
After the update yesterday to Firefox Quantum, I can no longer use Firefox on my desktop. It is slow, it hangs and then freezes. I've tried everything in the troubleshoot… (read more)
After the update yesterday to Firefox Quantum, I can no longer use Firefox on my desktop. It is slow, it hangs and then freezes. I've tried everything in the troubleshooting section (profiles, drivers, refresh, fresh install, everything.) I am posting this message from...gasp...Microsoft Edge. I really hope there is someone who can help me, I really don't want to have to leave Firefox!
Opening new tab causes intense lag
Ever since I updated to Firefox 57, opening a new tab has caused my entire desktop to lag out, stopping me from all navigation and freezing Firefox for 5-30 seconds. This… (read more)
Ever since I updated to Firefox 57, opening a new tab has caused my entire desktop to lag out, stopping me from all navigation and freezing Firefox for 5-30 seconds. This doesn't happen when I'm opening one of my bookmarks in a new tab, or even any link with content on it - it's exclusively when I open a new blank tab. I've tried disabling all of the content on the new tab page, but the problem still persists. As it is now, I've started opening a new Facebook tab before doing what I want because it's quicker and less destructive!
I'm running an i7 with 16Gb of RAM, so my computer isn't the problem - indeed, I didn't have this problem with the previous version of Firefox either. I've tried refreshing the install but the problem persists. Any ideas?
Touchscreen functionality on surface pro 4 is now terrible in Quantum, but was great in previous version.
I had been using regular firefox, and with the add-ons I had for saving photos and movies, my browsing experience was basically perfect on my Surface Pro 4. Now Quantum c… (read more)
I had been using regular firefox, and with the add-ons I had for saving photos and movies, my browsing experience was basically perfect on my Surface Pro 4. Now Quantum comes and the touchscreen is terrible to use. It seems to randomly be interacting with the sites, it will click things when I do not mean to click them, and holding to use the context menu barely works. Everything used to be usable with a finger, but I frequently find myself having to use the stylus to even get it to recognize input at all.
There does not seem to be any way that I see to calibrate this to make it better.
How do I fix SEC_ERROR_LIBRARY_FAILURE?
I'm using Firefox Quantum and the day I installed it, everything was working great. But every since I've rebooted my PC, now I often get the error code SEC_ERROR_LIBRARY… (read more)
I'm using Firefox Quantum and the day I installed it, everything was working great. But every since I've rebooted my PC, now I often get the error code SEC_ERROR_LIBRARY_FAILURE when I try to load pages, like Google. Please advise.
New tab freezes Firefox 57.0 (64-bit) for 5 - 10 seconds
Firefox recently updated to a sleek new look with claims of being one of the fastest browsers out there. I was not disappointed until I started trying to use more than on… (read more)
Firefox recently updated to a sleek new look with claims of being one of the fastest browsers out there. I was not disappointed until I started trying to use more than one tab at a time.
Main problem: Opening a new tab consistently freezes Firefox Quantum for 5-10 seconds. Additional problem: Switching between open tabs and a "new tab" also freezes FF for 2-5 seconds.
Attempted solutions: - Firefox refresh - Profile reset - Disable/enable hardware acceleration - Firefox Safe Mode - Full uninstall/reinstall - Change New Tab settings to display only an empty page - Update display drivers - Install Shockwave Flash
None of these seem to have helped, and there are already a few reports about very similar issues with this latest update. Hope for a quick resolution, as FF was always my go-to browser.
Specs: OS: Windows 10 Home 64bit CPU: Intel i7-7500U MEM: 8GB RAM GFX: Nvidia GTX950
I use windows 7, the new Firefox quantum is very glitchy. How do I fix this?
Since the change to the new Firefox, scrolling webpages is very choppy. The browser often freezes. I have had to switch to Chrome. Can I get the old Firefox back? My OS i… (read more)
Since the change to the new Firefox, scrolling webpages is very choppy. The browser often freezes. I have had to switch to Chrome. Can I get the old Firefox back? My OS is windows 7.
Which process should I end to kill Firefox 57.0?
Occasionally, any piece of complex software will stop responding, and need to be forcibly shut down. I had such an event today when the right-click (context) menus and t… (read more)
Occasionally, any piece of complex software will stop responding, and need to be forcibly shut down. I had such an event today when the right-click (context) menus and title-bar menus wouldn't appear. However, since upgrading to FF 57, I now see about 6 Firefox tasks and 6 firefox.exe processes in the Task Manager (Windows 10).
I like the feature of being able to restart Firefox (after killing it) and have my previous session restored, but the processes aren't really distinguishable in Task Manager, so I don't know which one to end/kill. I had to kill a few of them today before I stumbled upon the "main" process and Firefox disappeared. Can you help me to identify the main process for next time?
Firefox 57 is constantly freezing up since the automatic install.
I'm ready to quit Firefox. I use Win 7 64 bit, have updated all my video drivers but to no avail, 57 continues to freeze. They supposedly made this faster and better but … (read more)
I'm ready to quit Firefox. I use Win 7 64 bit, have updated all my video drivers but to no avail, 57 continues to freeze. They supposedly made this faster and better but all I've had is problems. I'm not going to sit here and spend hours trying to diagnose something that worked fine before it updated automatically. What's the deal?
The new Firefox is very, very slow and crashes.
Hi, Last night when I turned on my laptop, Firefox automatically updated itself. Immediately, it was very, very slow, then stalled, and crashed. I reopened it a couple mo… (read more)
Hi,
Last night when I turned on my laptop, Firefox automatically updated itself. Immediately, it was very, very slow, then stalled, and crashed. I reopened it a couple more times, but still the same. At one point, it locked up my computer. I restarted it with add-ons disabled, but that didn't help. I've also refreshed it, and that too didn't work. I've used Firefox for many years and have never had a problem like this. My OS is Windows 10 (64-bit) and the rest of the computer is working fine.
Thanks!
57.0 does not work with Intel HD Graphics 4000
Symptoms: Very slow with very frequent freezing of Firefox 57.0 for up to 20 seconds. Environment: Windows 10 Creators Fall 2017 Edition Intel HD Graphics 4000 Driver 07/… (read more)
Symptoms: Very slow with very frequent freezing of Firefox 57.0 for up to 20 seconds.
Environment: Windows 10 Creators Fall 2017 Edition Intel HD Graphics 4000 Driver 07/04/2017 10.18.10.4653 - latest available.
Fixes tried: Disable HW acceleration webgl.disabled=true Neither worked
Tried MS Driver: Uninstalled device and deleted driver. Windows installed a generic driver.
- Firefox then worked normally.
- Generic driver is not an acceptable solution because it does not support the size of my monitor - it is a 4:3 window on a 9:16 display.
Reinstalled latest Intel driver - problem recurred.
Firefox 57 minimizes constantly since tonight's Windows Update.
Two days ago Firefox upgraded itself to 57 (Quantum). It worked fine, although without some add-ons that I depend on, and with a difficult-to-read color scheme. Tonight… (read more)
Two days ago Firefox upgraded itself to 57 (Quantum). It worked fine, although without some add-ons that I depend on, and with a difficult-to-read color scheme. Tonight Windows updated itself and Firefox stopped working. The window minimized itself through a series of sequentially smaller windows until it was apparently just a few pixels wide and high. When I try to re-open Firefox I can OCASIONALLY get it to open a very small window and tried restoring it to its default state, but that didn't improve anything.
I'm running a Dell XPS 8700.
If you have any suggestions I'd like to hear them. I've been using Firefox for more than 10 years and I really like it, but this "upgrade" has been a fiasco for me. I'm currently using Edge, and I've downloaded Chrome which right now looks like my new browser.
Upgraded to V57.0 takes 10-20+ secs to open new tab etc. Why? Win 10
After upgrading to V57.0 Mozilla is almost impossible to use because it is so slow, for example taking 10 to 20 seconds to open (or close) a new tab. Won't maximise from … (read more)
After upgrading to V57.0 Mozilla is almost impossible to use because it is so slow, for example taking 10 to 20 seconds to open (or close) a new tab. Won't maximise from taskbar icon when minimised (opening another tab before minimising then closing Mozilla from taskbar produces dialog box and maximises). Using Chrome to send this as Mozilla is too slow. Note that Chrome is working perfectly. Thanks
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Firefox running incredibly slow and is unusable.
I updated to Firefox57 and the web browser in now so slow it is unusable. I have tried refreshing and it did not help at all. Neither did safe mode. I honestly don't know… (read more)
I updated to Firefox57 and the web browser in now so slow it is unusable. I have tried refreshing and it did not help at all. Neither did safe mode. I honestly don't know what else to try. It took me five minutes to type this message in Firefox. Please help thank you.
When the YouTube sidebar is shown (on the left) it makes Firefox say "A webpage is slowing down your browser"
Ever since I upgraded to Firefox Quantum this has happened: Whenever i'm on a YouTube page where the sidebar (where you see Subcriptions, Saved/Your Playlists, etc.) it a… (read more)
Ever since I upgraded to Firefox Quantum this has happened: Whenever i'm on a YouTube page where the sidebar (where you see Subcriptions, Saved/Your Playlists, etc.) it always makes Firefox Quantum freeze and say "A webpage is slowing down your browser."
Clicking "Wait" does nothing and just makes the error pop up again after a few seconds. I have to click "Stop It" to make it fully load. This doesn't seem to happen on a video page as, for me, the sidebar isn't shown when I'm on a video page.
Is there any reason it is doing this? YouTube worked fine before I upgraded to Quantum, and now it seems like YouTube doesn't want to work with Quantum correctly?
I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit.
new Firefox Quantum keeps not responing at every new web page
Since updating my Firefox to Quantum today I keep get 'not responding' every time I click on one of my bookmarks. Sometimes I have to click several times before it eventu… (read more)
Since updating my Firefox to Quantum today I keep get 'not responding' every time I click on one of my bookmarks. Sometimes I have to click several times before it eventually gets there. I have gone back to version 56.0.2 64bit but the problem is still there. The delay is often between 5 and 15 seconds before the next web page appears.
I use Windows 10 64bit professional. Please help.
Quantum is not working properly.
Since the upgrade Firefox Quantum is not working properly. Ex 1: scrolling is not consistent, when I click and attempt to move the scroll bar is does not move right away.… (read more)
Since the upgrade Firefox Quantum is not working properly. Ex 1: scrolling is not consistent, when I click and attempt to move the scroll bar is does not move right away. Ex 2: clicking is not consistent, I click a link and it does not respond for several seconds. Ex 2a: clicking on and to close tabs takes several seconds to respond, even clicking to close may get a "not responding" message on the title bar before closing. I saw on previous questions that there may be a compatibility issue with the display adapters. I have the following : Intel HD Graphics 630 and NVIDIA GeForce GTC 1050. I am running Windows 10 64bit. I have uninstalled and reinstalled to no avail. Please let me know if you have any questions.
There are two user accounts on our PC. One account can access Mozilla; the other acct. can't. Fix how?
12/11/17 Mozilla Firefox crashed while my husband was on MSN News. Monitor went to a black screen, then rebooted on its own. Note: This crash did not show up on the Mozil… (read more)
12/11/17 Mozilla Firefox crashed while my husband was on MSN News. Monitor went to a black screen, then rebooted on its own. Note: This crash did not show up on the Mozilla Troubleshooting--Crash Report. A couple hours later, he logged onto Mozilla Foxfire with no problem.
12/12/17 Husband could not open Mozilla Firefox. Hourglass would spin, then go away. The program would not open. Note: My account (wife) has no problem loading Mozilla Firefox.
Actions taken: I did a Mozilla Firefox Troubleshoot to no avail. I updated Firefox to "Firefox Quantum". This did not fix my husband's account. Also, did a Kaspersky and MalwareBytes update and full scans. As for your suggestions, I will have to check the Firefox version, and installed plug-ins. Operating System is Windows 10 Home but Mozilla Foxfire is showing Windows 8. Any suggestions are helpful. Thank you.