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Firfox stop working then close and open again then got message firefox already runnung also firefox process can't kill so need to hard reboot.

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sachinb2004
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Hello, Firefox stop working all tab. It has no response no any website work also I was refresh then no any change so I need to close browser. When I was open firefox again I got message firefox already running. After opening Task manager firefox process is there but many times I was try to kill but firefox can't kill after I need to only hard reboot. It happen many times in a day. I was uninstall and install many times.

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Sachin

Hello, Firefox stop working all tab. It has no response no any website work also I was refresh then no any change so I need to close browser. When I was open firefox again I got message firefox already running. After opening Task manager firefox process is there but many times I was try to kill but firefox can't kill after I need to only hard reboot. It happen many times in a day. I was uninstall and install many times. Regards, Sachin

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sachinb2004
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Pls check attached while browser stop working.

FredMcD
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox. Is the problem still there?

Start your Computer in safe mode with networking. Then start Firefox. Try Safe web sites. Is the problem still there?

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cor-el
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What security software do you have?

Boot the computer in Windows Safe Mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) to see if that helps.