Firefox 117.0.1 freezes every time I try to upload or download files (and I have to exit and restart it)
Using Firefox 117.0.1 on Windows 10, whenever I try to download a file (eg right-clicking an image, 'Save image as...') or upload a file (eg a photo to Facebook or a PDF to Cloudconvert), Firefox completely freezes (greys out) and no matter how long I wait this doesn't resolve. In the end I have to click the red X icon at top right, completely shut down the programme, then re-open it. And it continues to be impossible to upload or download.
User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:109.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/117.0
No crashes logged in about:crashes, but Windows reliability settings reveal the following:
Description A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows. Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Problem signature Problem Event Name: AppHangB1 Application Name: firefox.exe Application Version: 117.0.1.8655 Application Timestamp: 64ffcf74 Hang Signature: e5ca Hang Type: 134217728 OS Version: 10.0.19045.2.0.0.768.101 Locale ID: 2057 Additional Hang Signature 1: e5ca377c485e7058fa97701f85aa4a08 Additional Hang Signature 2: d583 Additional Hang Signature 3: d5834214b853c6b8508f9d55b4f4e695 Additional Hang Signature 4: e5ca Additional Hang Signature 5: e5ca377c485e7058fa97701f85aa4a08 Additional Hang Signature 6: d583 Additional Hang Signature 7: d5834214b853c6b8508f9d55b4f4e695
Any advice?
Many thanks!
Alle antwurden (1)
This can be caused by software that installs shell extensions which appear as extra context menu items in File Explorer. Try to disable them if possible or uninstall the software responsible.