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Hello,

I would like to report a potential bug in Mozilla Firefox related to recent updates.

After downloading a PDF file and opening it directly in the browser, the tab crashes. Following this crash, it becomes impossible to open any files (regardless of file type) within the browser — every attempt results in another tab crash. The crash report cannot be reviewed, as the tab fails immediately and can only be closed.

As a temporary workaround, changing the default PDF handler to an external application prevents the issue. However, this is not a viable solution for us, since some of our internal systems require PDFs to open directly in the browser after download.

We have verified that this issue does NOT occur in version 148.0.2 — everything works correctly there. However, after updating to version 149.0, the problem reappears consistently. Firefox also automatically updates after synchronization, making it difficult to remain on a stable version.

According to the release notes, there were changes in PDF handling in recent updates, so this may be related to a technical regression.

Could you please investigate this issue or advise on a proper fix or workaround?

Best regards, Daniel Mazur VanityStyle IT Specialist

All firefox windows just disappear after a random amount of time. Where can I look for possible logs of what's happening. Didn't see anything obvious in Event Viewer>

I get the message: We're Sorry Firfox had a problem and crashed. We'll try to restore your tabs and windows. To help us diagnose and fix this problem, you can send us a crash report. I sent the crash report multiple times.

I added a screenshot of my MacBook Air info.

The details are: AvailablePhysicalMemory: 1700704256 AvailableSwapMemory: 0 BackgroundTaskMode: 0 BuildID: 20260216153405 CrashTime: 1773448580 DOMFissionEnabled: 0 DOMIPCEnabled: 0 HeadlessMode: 0 InstallTime: 1772203700 LastStartupWasCrash: 1 MacAvailableMemorySysctl: 75 MacMemoryPressure: Normal MacMemoryPressureCriticalTime: Unset MacMemoryPressureNormalTime: 1773448580 MacMemoryPressureSysctl: 1 MacMemoryPressureWarningTime: Unset MozCrashReason: MOZ_CRASH(NS_ERROR_OMNIJAR_OR_DIR_MISSING) ProductID: {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384} ProductName: Firefox PurgeablePhysicalMemory: 248750080 ReleaseChannel: release SafeMode: 0 SecondsSinceLastCrash: 15923 StartupCacheValid: 0 StartupCrash: 1 StartupTime: 1773448579 SubmittedFrom: Client Throttleable: 1 TotalPhysicalMemory: 8589934592 UptimeTS: 1.104864563 Vendor: Mozilla Version: 148.0 This report also contains technical information about the state of the application when it crashed.

Moderator note: This question has been edited to fill the Firefox version field (based on the info submitted).

I've got constant crashes jn last update Firefox 148.0.2 (Desktop). Often it happens when Google Meets launched in browser and i started switch between tabs or another applications. In Widows logs i found this error: Имя сбойного приложения: firefox.exe, версия: 0.0.0.0, метка времени: 0x00000000 Имя сбойного модуля: unknown, версия: 0.0.0.0, метка времени: 0x00000000 Код исключения: 0xc00000fd Смещение ошибки: 0x00007ffce9d07286 Идентификатор сбойного процесса: 0x0x3F64 Время запуска сбойного приложения: 0x0x1DCB6A7BAE6121F Путь сбойного приложения: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe Путь сбойного модуля: unknown Идентификатор отчета: 1a851f87-1b94-4270-8d86-a6850200a62b Полное имя сбойного пакета: Код приложения, связанного со сбойным пакетом:

Installed system Windows 11

This has started a few days ago. I'm running Firefox Desktop on Windows 11. Browsing is perfectly normal, until I try to watch a video in full screen mode. It plays normally for a few seconds and then my whole system freezes, with no response to any action except for hard reset. This has never happened to me before, and all other browsers I try do not demonstrate the same problem. Is there any solution other than changing browser permanently?

Dear Mozilla Support Team,

I have downloaded Firefox through the official website and I have installed it through the terminal for Chromebook's Debian Linux.

I have a Chromebook c214ma with a Intel Celeron 4020 with 4 GB ram every single browser on my machine works properly just Firefox keeps closing and crashing

Kindly fix this issue

Regards,

Pranav

Following https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-crashes-closing-or-quitting

Crash Reports (Newest to Oldest, starting with troubleshoot mode: https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-c5831b14-736e-4a37-a0f5-9eb170260310 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-ed2fcada-4566-4a83-9adb-5554d0260304 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-74a45b0c-663a-4c0d-981a-460cd0260304 https://crash-stats.mozilla.org/report/index/bp-98feeed5-7fef-4c7b-aaa9-562930260303

Occurs since end February, so probably since 148.0-1 Always in the same place in libgio-2.0.so.0

I will try to roll back to 147.0.4-1

• OS: Debian (trixie)
• Firefox version: 149.0b3

Firefox suddenly crashes without any displayed error. Attempt to troubleshoot it in "safe mode" doesn't help (it also suddenly crashes.

• When I had redirected following output: "Exiting due to channel error."
• after restart, I launched "about:crashes", but there were no entries

When I try to go into my google account for any reason and a few other websites, it will say use passkey or try another way. I have done both several times and Firefox ALWAYS FREEZES and I have to force quit. I have reinstalled Firefox, gotten rid of all cookies and cache, gotten rid of extensions and everything I could do from the help website but nothing seems to work. I have also reinstalled Firefox but the same thing keeps happening. I need HELP!

Not sure if "browse" is the correct topic but here we go:

After a random crash (I don't remember the details, been a while) I've "refreshed" Firefox. Following that I started to have some problems with Google Meet. Haven't had any for years and suddenly when i open Google Meet (working from home and using Google Meet as an online meeting platform daily), everything becomes unresponsive. I can't change tab, cannot close Firefox from the close button, nothing. I open the Windows Task Manager and End Task manually to close the window so I can restart the browser. After restarting Firefox and launch Google Meet, it doesn't crash.

The other problem is when I try to watch something on Netflix, I hear the sound, see the subtitles but the video content is not present. It's just black screen with UI on it. Yes, I checked the DRM setting and no, other streaming services that I use don't have this problem. I can bypass this by launching Firefox in troubleshoot mode but I want to use my extensions. I even tried to enable them one-by-one to see if anyone causing problems but even when I disable all of my extensions like in the troubleshoot mode I'm still having the same problem.

I tried several solutions that I found on reddit etc. but nothing worked so far. I also re-installed Firefox and nothing changed.

Please help me before I lose my mind (:

A user I am servicing uses Firefox every day. They are on Windows 11. Every afternoon (sometimes at other times), Firefox stops working and loses its internet connection (everything else on their computer continues to be connected).  When they close and restart Firefox to reconnect, it then tells me the user that they are using an old profile and need to create a new one.  They're able to re-log into their Firefox account, which eventually resyncs all their data, but they then have to re-sign into everything, which is a major inconvenience.  The only workaround the I have found is to reinstall Firefox, ever time this happens which then allows the user to use all their settings until they have to repeat the process the next day (i.e., everything remains signed in and/or logging back in is easier than described above).

Firefox is CONSTANTLY crashing now and I'm about ready to switch to another browser unless someone can give me a reason to stay.

Moderator note: This question has been edited to clarify OS version (based on crash reports).

Windows 2026-02 Preview Update (KB5077241) causes Acer laptop to crash when firefox opens when computer is started. Only on this laptop, other computers are unaffected. Firefox is the newest version and like mentioned, all other computers run the same security programs and vpn. The windows update needed to be uninstalled on the Acer laptop for it to operate correctly.

Dear Support Team,

I am currently experiencing a very frustrating issue with Firefox. I have been using it for many years, and it has always been my preferred and most comfortable browser for my daily work. I depend on it heavily, as all my bookmarks and other important information are stored there.

Over the past few weeks, Firefox has been crashing more than ten times a day. I have already tried all the troubleshooting steps suggested in forums and through AI-based support, but none of them have resolved the problem. I also attempted to install and use the Firefox Beta version, but the issue still continues.

In our environment, other users and devices are not encountering this problem, so it does not appear to be related to internal firewall or antivirus restrictions.

Could you please assist me in troubleshooting this issue? I have attached the error screen that appears after the crash along with the crash report for your reference.

No reports shows on about:crashes

Best regards

Firefox not responding. I have tried everything on the Help pages. I have tried reset of everything. I have uninstalled and reinstalled from scratch. Still: when I open it: Firefox does not respond. And everything else also is very slow then. In Windows joblist I can see Firefox with 7-15 threads. One of them "not responding". I have no problems with Chrome nor Edge - W11, 16GB Ram

Could someone please help me retrieve my crash report history? My Firefox crashes more than 10 times a day. When I check **about:crashes**, it doesn’t show any reports right now, although I saw some there a few days ago. Is there any way to recover those reports so I can submit them here for further guidance from experts?