Runs slow. Sometimes won't open. Get spinning wheel or white screen
Keep getting white screen or spinning wheel. Now Firefox won't even open. I tried to refresh firefox. When I clicked on the confirm refresh window, firefox just closed.
Chosen solution
in case you do have Webroot.
https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/97.0.1/releasenotes/
Fixed Works around problems with WebRoot SecureAnywhere antivirus rendering Firefox unusable in some situations
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Some problems occur when your Internet security program was set to trust the previous version of Firefox, but no longer recognizes your updated version as trusted. Now how to fix the problem: To allow Firefox to connect to the Internet again;
- Make sure your Internet security software is up-to-date (i.e. you are running the latest version).
- Remove Firefox from your program's list of trusted or recognized programs. For detailed instructions, see
Configure firewalls so that Firefox can access the Internet. {web link}
jscher2000 said
Could this be relevant? A couple of other users identified Webroot (security software) as blocking 64-bit Firefox 97 -- released today -- from running properly: If you are still running an earlier release of Firefox, this would not be your issue.
bg07901 said
After consulting with WebRoot, they advised this was a known issue. The fix was to remove and reinstalled the WebRoot application.
Chosen Solution
in case you do have Webroot.
https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/97.0.1/releasenotes/
Fixed Works around problems with WebRoot SecureAnywhere antivirus rendering Firefox unusable in some situations