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Firefox Keeps running at background after closure

nicolas.santorsola
nicolas.santorsola
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After closing firefox, 6 instances of the process keep running consuming 50% of the CPU (snapshot attached).

I haven´t any issues to restart firefox, however I have to kill the processes manually in order to completely close it.

I am using Windows 7.

Regards

After closing firefox, 6 instances of the process keep running consuming 50% of the CPU (snapshot attached). I haven´t any issues to restart firefox, however I have to kill the processes manually in order to completely close it. I am using Windows 7. Regards
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user3832369
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Right-click on an empty spot in the Windows task bar and select Task Manager (or press Ctrl+Shift+Esc). When the Windows Task Manager opens, select the Processes tab. Select the entry for firefox.exe (press F on the keyboard to find it) and click End Process.

nicolas.santorsola
nicolas.santorsola Question owner
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It doesn't solve the problem. It kills the process, however, it happens again after using firefox.

The process should automatically disappear after closing the application.

fardeenbhuiyan said
Right-click on an empty spot in the Windows task bar and select Task Manager (or press Ctrl+Shift+Esc). When the Windows Task Manager opens, select the Processes tab. Select the entry for firefox.exe (press F on the keyboard to find it) and click End Process.