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More than en years of fighting unresponsive script freezes. Finally ready to switch. Which browser is stable?

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I give up. I'm done. For years I have hoped that this problem would be fixed. It only gets worse. I've had it with numerous versions of Firefox and many versions of the Windows operating system on a dozen different PCs.

So in my abject frustration can someone suggest a browser that deals with script problems in such a way as not to freeze and require closing and restarting the browser?

I give up. I'm done. For years I have hoped that this problem would be fixed. It only gets worse. I've had it with numerous versions of Firefox and many versions of the Windows operating system on a dozen different PCs. So in my abject frustration can someone suggest a browser that deals with script problems in such a way as not to freeze and require closing and restarting the browser?

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Surely you jest! A person doesn't seriously want a recommendation from the support forum of the browser that they are leaving, do they?

Two Question threads under user account here, the other about "tabs" was successfully resolved back in January. You have never asked for help with "unresponsive script" problems.

Is this a "backhanded" way of asking for support?

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Over the years, what methods have you tried to solve the problem? While you are shopping for a new browser and still using Firefox:

There are a number of possible causes of unresponsive script errors. We have a support article listing several things to try: Warning Unresponsive script - What it means and how to fix it.

Another common cause of unresponsive script errors on Windows 7-10 is the protected mode feature of the Flash player plugin. That feature has security benefits, but seems to have serious compatibility issues on some systems. You can disable it using the Add-ons page. Either:

  • Ctrl+Shift+a
  • "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons

In the left column, click Plugins. On the right side, find "Shockwave Flash" and click the More link. Then uncheck the box for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" and try that for a day to see whether it helps.

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I've tried lots of things, following the many help page suggestions for this common problem, to no avail, and though I was planning to abandon Firefox, I will try your instructions and hope it will work. Thank you sincerely.