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firefox freezes for a short time

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Arnak
Arnak
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Randomly Firefox 70 freezes the entire PC for several seconds yet not when playing videos on Amazon or Netflix. The freeze happens on various web pages and I am using a high spec PC. Strangely on my less powerfull PC this does not occur.

I have tried refreshing, safe mode, turning of hardware acceleration etc with no success.

This has only started since the latest update.

Any ideas please?

Martin

Randomly Firefox 70 freezes the entire PC for several seconds yet not when playing videos on Amazon or Netflix. The freeze happens on various web pages and I am using a high spec PC. Strangely on my less powerfull PC this does not occur. I have tried refreshing, safe mode, turning of hardware acceleration etc with no success. This has only started since the latest update. Any ideas please? Martin

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smihiran98
smihiran98
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Hard acceleration is created to provide better browsing experience to users, but sometimes it is also a cause of some problems, such as the problem that Firefox keeps freezing. To make Firefox run smoothly, you can turn off hard acceleration to check if Firefox unfreezes windows.

Arnak
Arnak Question owner
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Hi,

Thanks very much for the reply.

I have tried that and the other FAQ suggestions but no luck so far. 8-((

Martin

Senali Madawala
Senali Madawala
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Fixes for slow Firefox 

    1.Clear browser data and disable the unused add-ons.
    2.Switch the hardware acceleration.
    3.Update your graphics driver.
    4.Resolve problems with unresponsive script.
    5.Run a virus scan.
Arnak
Arnak Question owner
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Hi,

Thanks for the reply.8-))

It seems to have cured itself for some strange reason.

Martin