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Enabling Multi-process autmatically loads all tabs on launch.

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mascarponi
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Hi all,

I like the 'new' mozilla multiprocess feature. However when enabled it load automatically all the browser tabs that were open in my last browsersession, which i don't like. To disable loading all tabs on startup it set; 'tabs.remote.autostart' to 'false'. Which also disables multi-process..

How can i use multi-process without loading all tabs on firefox startup?

Cheers.

Hi all, I like the 'new' mozilla multiprocess feature. However when enabled it load automatically all the browser tabs that were open in my last browsersession, which i don't like. To disable loading all tabs on startup it set; 'tabs.remote.autostart' to 'false'. Which also disables multi-process.. How can i use multi-process without loading all tabs on firefox startup? Cheers.

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Thanks all. I found out that an extension called 'browsing protection by f-secure' (my virusscanner) was forcing to load all tabs on startup. Disabling this extension did the trick. However i now cannot make use of it now. That's a bit of a pitty.

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Scribe
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Hi, open Options > General (When Firefox starts) and make sure it isn't set to Show your windows and tabs from last time.

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mascarponi
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But then i lose my tabs from last browsersession. I don't want to lose them, i only want to 'not load' them at startup. In previous version this was possible. Tabs load when clicking on them, not by themself.

philipp
philipp
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hi, this should still be the default behaviour. could you enter about:config into the firefox address bar (confirm the info message in case it shows up) & search for the preference named browser.sessionstore.restore_on_demand. check that this preference is set to true.

cor-el
cor-el
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See also this pref for pinned tabs:

  • browser.sessionstore.restore_pinned_tabs_on_demand
  • browser.sessionstore.restore_tabs_lazily
mascarponi
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Chosen Solution

Thanks all. I found out that an extension called 'browsing protection by f-secure' (my virusscanner) was forcing to load all tabs on startup. Disabling this extension did the trick. However i now cannot make use of it now. That's a bit of a pitty.