Firefox keeps hanging
Firefox keeps hanging (window grays out and "Not Responding" appears in the bar on top) and I am sick of it. I rebooted/restarted in safe mode/reset Firefox and nothing fixed it. It seems to happen most often when I am using Facebook. I am pretty sure it's not my computer. I have a Core i7 processor with 8GB of RAM. I have unchecked hardware acceleration and am waiting to see if that fixes it, but seriously, why is this nonsense happening? I've seen posts from as far back as 2009 complaining about this issue and it appears nothing has been done to fix it. Anyone know why and why it keeps hanging? I don't want to move back to Chrome but I can't deal with the constant hanging anymore.
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To rule out Flash as a potential culprit, could you try one or both of the following:
(1) Disable the Protected Mode feature of the Flash Player plugin.
The following pages provide different ways to do that:
- Adobe support article under the heading "Last Resort": Adobe Forums: How do I troubleshoot Flash Player's protected mode for Firefox?
- Batch file to automate the manual steps: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/982093#answer-518078
Flash needs to completely unload from memory (restarting Firefox might help) before this would take effect.
(2) Set Flash to Click-to-Play ("Ask to Activate").
This will delay Flash from starting on a page until you approve it, which will help distinguish Flash-generated issues from page load and layout issues.
To set "Ask to Activate", open the Add-ons page using either:
- Ctrl+Shift+a
- orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click Plugins. Look for "Shockwave Flash" and change "Always Activate" to "Ask to Activate".
When you visit a site that wants to use the Flash, you should see a notification icon in the address bar and one of the following: a link in a black rectangle in the page or an infobar sliding down between the toolbar area and the page.
Any improvement in these scenarios?