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Why do I get 14 firefox apps showing up on my task manager when I open my firefox browser?

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debbar22
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I don't understand why I get 14 firefox apps showing up on my Task Manager when I open my firefox browser?

This is very strange and would like some one to explain why this is happening!

Thanks for your help. Deb

I don't understand why I get 14 firefox apps showing up on my Task Manager when I open my firefox browser? This is very strange and would like some one to explain why this is happening! Thanks for your help. Deb

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cor-el
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It is quite normal to see more Firefox processes running.

  • process for the main Firefox thread (user interface)
  • one or more content processes
    you see more content processes when Fission is enabled
  • process for the compositor thread
  • process for extensions
  • process for WebRender when this feature is enabled

You can find the current multi-process state on the Troubleshooting Information page (about:support).

  • "Help -> Troubleshooting Information"
    "Application Basics":<be>Multiprocess Windows and Fission Windows
    "Remote Processes" (Web Content)

You can check the about:memory and about:processes pages for info about all processes. There are several toolkit.aboutProcesses prefs on the about:config page to show more info. See also the about:unloads page for info about the tabs.