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Firefox freezes, only way to unfreeze is to one of the tabs out of the rest in order to resume browsing

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subverse
subverse

When i am browsing and have more than tab open, i can be scrolling down a page and it will just freeze, can't use any other tabs unless i pull one of the tabs away from the rest opening it by it's self and that one tab will work again, the rest remain frozen.

When i am browsing and have more than tab open, i can be scrolling down a page and it will just freeze, can't use any other tabs unless i pull one of the tabs away from the rest opening it by it's self and that one tab will work again, the rest remain frozen.

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FredMcD
FredMcD

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode;

Type about:preferences#advanced<Enter> in the address bar.

Under Advanced, Select General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Poke around safe web sites. Are there any problems?

Type about:support in the address bar and press Enter. Under the main banner, press the button; Copy Text To Clipboard.. Then in the reply box at the bottom of this page, do a right click in the box and select Paste. This will show us your system details. No Personal Information Is Collected.