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I keep getting "not responding" messages, how can I fix this

timacton
timacton
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I have tried everything the support page tells me but still have the same slow, hang, and dreaded not responding message, and even purchased a new computer , yet still have the same problem

I have tried everything the support page tells me but still have the same slow, hang, and dreaded not responding message, and even purchased a new computer , yet still have the same problem

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Chandan_Baba
Chandan_Baba
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By mean of tried all steps that support forum tells little bit confusing ,so I am again writing may be the same steps :

First block all scripts on a page and gradually allow them to run one by one ,watch if changes in behavior ?

  • I hope you have already Turn off Hardware acceleration ? Just check it one more time by tapping Menu > Options > Advance > General and Uncheck Use hardware acceleration when available.

Quit firefox and then restart it again. Note : Updating Graphics driver can also helpful in several cases. Read from here : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-hangs-or-not-responding#w_turn-off-hardware-acceleration