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We've changed WiFi providers from Comcast to a fiberoptic system that gives us a 2.4 network and a 5G one. For both networks, Firefox will allow some websites to load, some of the time, but not all of the time and usually it won't bother with images. For other websites, the connection just times out completely. If I switch back to the older Comcast networks, the Internet works without issue, but those networks won't be available for much longer. Firefox on my phone is doing fine, but it's like this when I try my old laptop, too.

I have gone through this article. Made sure Firefox can get through the firewall. Poked at the proxy server settings; nothing changes whether it's off, auto-detect, or using system proxy settings. Disabled IPv6. Disabled DNS Prefetching. Cleared my cookies and history. Checked for malware. Gone into Troubleshoot mode to see if it's an extension. Nothing helps!

I use Zen Browser, and since updating my MacBook to the latest OS, Seqouia, my Zen Browser iCloud Passwords extension doesn't work. I'm prompted to update my MacOS to Sonoma or newer, which I've, of course, done. I'm wondering if there is a workaround or if this is simply a bug that needs fixing.

After updating firefox from 128.8.0 to 128.9.0, no embedded videos will play (youtube, instagram, plex, etc...)

The only way to get them to play is to run the browser in troubleshoot mode. Even a fresh browser profile doesn't work. Disabling hardware acceleration also does not work. Tried firefox 137.0.2 and that also does not work. Downgraded back to 128.8.0 and videos play flawlessly again.

I'm running firefox on gentoo linux on a thinkpad x13s (arm64) which uses Qualcomm Adreno 690 graphics.

Anything I should try would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Trying to print UPS labels and I get the error message: Unable to connect

Firefox can’t establish a connection to the server at 127.0.0.1:4349.

Printer worked on 4/24/2025

I've used Google Maps in Firefox for years on a Surface PC. Over the past couple of weeks, I've found that Google Maps will select a route or routes, but they don't show up (highlighted in blue) on the page. What's happened? Is there a fix...?

Many thanks.

Best,

Stephen

I've had ongoing issues with both TB and Firefox so I finally broke down and did a fresh install of Windows 10. OS is updated except for one KB downloading now, all drivers are updated, and I am basically running a fresh install with only Firefox and TB installed (no other apps). Firefox (137.0.2) continues to crash with these crash reports having been submitted - all today. Can anyone discern a common thread in them please?

bp-3ea3bcf2-f415-4297-95b9-f7dd30250427 4/27/2025, 5:29 PM bp-0f9fd3ee-cfa4-425f-9a2c-792eb0250427 4/27/2025, 5:29 PM bp-7b015e78-8766-409b-b63f-09e980250427 4/27/2025, 5:29 PM bp-01a7e06a-e523-4bcf-9472-a0a280250427 4/27/2025, 5:29 PM bp-354b8233-afa4-4ade-9e50-8a23f0250427 4/27/2025, 5:04 PM bp-d2169b84-91e5-43f7-bc5d-025540250427 4/27/2025, 4:19 PM bp-13c0a356-2831-4c2a-8841-468be0250427 4/27/2025, 4:16 PM bp-8c440107-e04c-446c-9697-d286d0250427 4/27/2025, 4:16 PM bp-5be6817d-c846-4579-824f-252960250427 4/27/2025, 4:16 PM bp-c26c020a-0f82-49c4-954f-05f3f0250427 4/27/2025, 3:50 PM bp-abbe7f86-42d0-4b8d-b207-103e90250427 4/27/2025, 3:50 PM bp-5f3e0701-8df3-4ba8-9eba-dfe0f0250427 4/27/2025, 3:50 PM bp-4e041765-234c-4117-a928-8c58b0250427 4/27/2025, 3:15 PM bp-2f28af2a-9b88-4873-a432-ee4770250427 4/27/2025, 3:11 PM bp-3a7d07c3-da22-450d-9e38-263010250427 4/27/2025, 3:11 PM bp-e92f81f1-ffed-472f-88cd-5efff0250427 4/27/2025, 3:11 PM bp-3064ae20-efcc-4c39-bd81-4039a0250427 4/27/2025, 3:11 PM bp-8b6bb978-d72a-4302-bfe3-87cca0250427 4/27/2025, 3:11 PM bp-dc31d1ea-8af8-4c17-8d4b-e2e700250427 4/27/2025, 3:11 PM bp-f798589d-21e9-46bd-bedf-0bb470250427 4/27/2025, 3:11 PM bp-09abb21d-f2f4-4e9a-89f0-b1d240250427 4/27/2025, 3:11 PM

When I have Firefox open and go into a few websites, the pages start to mess up. What I see gets weird characters. Started happening maybe in Feb of 2025. Does it on multiple websites. I have to close out and shut down firefox and go back in before it is fixed. It makes it very hard to work when I have to do this all day. It started sporadically and now is multiple times a day. After being open and used for a few hours it starts to mess up. I have multiple tabs I have open and using them at the same time for work throughout the day. I have done this for years.

One page of Firefox 115.21 opened and Task manager memory usage for Firefox reports-:

1) 9,956 K 2) 46,288 K 3) 11,564 K 4) 55,268 K 5) 21,560 K 6) 9,996 K 7) 5,516 K 8) 302,924 K 9) 40,272 K

These are ALL marked Firefox and in order on my Task Manager, the Page 'opened' was Firefox help forum ,,,, some memory usage here, is this right????

Dave

I’ve noticed that Firefox consumes a lot of memory, especially when I have multiple tabs open. Sometimes, it slows down my entire system, and Task Manager shows Firefox using over 1GB of RAM even with just a few tabs. Other browsers like Chrome or Edge seem to handle memory better with the same number of tabs.

I’ve tried restarting Firefox, closing unused tabs, and disabling a few extensions, but the problem keeps coming back. I even checked techsquest.com for tips, but I’m still struggling. Are there specific settings, hidden features, or optimizations I can apply to reduce Firefox’s memory usage without sacrificing performance?

Here’s what I’ve already checked:

Firefox is updated to the latest version.

No unusual extensions running (just uBlock Origin and Dark Reader).

Hardware acceleration is enabled.

Any help would be appreciated—thanks in advance!

When I open a website in Firefox, the page opens OK but there Wikipedia website also opens in the background. The icon appears on the top row to the left of the name of the website I opened. When I close Firefox, the Wikipedia site opens and I have to close that too. Every time. What is going on? How can I get rid of it? Thanks. Windows 11.