firefox freezes for few seconds on startup or randomly

 

 

Firefox browser is great choice for surfing the web , how ever I came across this problem that were driving me mad. Every time I start Firefox it freeze for few seconds, it can be right on startup or few pages and tabs after. you can try this steps to help solveing the issue :

You will need to restart Firefox for this to take effect so save all work first (e.g., mail you are composing, online documents you’re editing, etc.,) and then perform these steps:

  1. Click the menu button Fx57Menu and select Options (Windows) or Preferences (Mac, Linux).
  2. Select the General panel.
  3. Under Performance, uncheck Use recommended performance settings. Additional settings will be displayed.
    Fx55Performance-disableHWA
  4. Uncheck Use hardware acceleration when available.
  5. Close Firefox completely and then restart Firefox to see if the problem persists.

If that do not help you can also try to “Prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser” :

 

  • Click the menu button Fx57Menu and select Options (Windows) or Preferences (Mac, Linux).
  • Select the General panel.
  • Under Privacy & Security, checkĀ “Prevent accessibility services from accessing your browser”
  • Restart the browser to make changes.

 

 

 


Good Luck

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