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Firefox keeps being unresponsive

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Firefox keeps being unresponsive and I have to keep clicking on the main body of the window and wait for it to unfreeze

Firefox keeps being unresponsive and I have to keep clicking on the main body of the window and wait for it to unfreeze

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It's probably down to one or two plugins (add-ons/extensions).

Try starting firefox in safe mode and disable the plugins, etc.

more help here: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting#os=win