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Multiples in task manager

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JoeFromSD
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Fired up the computer this AM and notice it was running slow and seems messed up, everything's lagging, so I opened up Task manager and saw all these multiple entries for 

Seven FireFox.exe

Three NVidia Share,exe Three Dropbox.exe

and a few more multiples

Please, what should I do about this??

Fired up the computer this AM and notice it was running slow and seems messed up, everything's lagging, so I opened up Task manager and saw all these multiple entries for Seven FireFox.exe Three NVidia Share,exe Three Dropbox.exe and a few more multiples Please, what should I do about this??
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JoeFromSD
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I'm on Win 7 if that matters.

FredMcD
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More than one process is normal for the current Firefox. http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/22/multi-process-firefox/

Multi-process Firefox is codenamed "e10s". https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/multiprocess