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Task Manager

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rubensnow42
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Firefox is running x 8 in my task manager at the moment. Why does it keep multiplying and slowing down my computer? I am almost ready to uninstall Firefox. If I merely need to revert to an earlier version of Firefox, please let me know how to do that. Thank you. Shannon

Firefox is running x 8 in my task manager at the moment. Why does it keep multiplying and slowing down my computer? I am almost ready to uninstall Firefox. If I merely need to revert to an earlier version of Firefox, please let me know how to do that. Thank you. Shannon

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zeroknight
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That's normal, the number of processes is less important than what they are doing. You can get more details in Firefox by pressing Shift+Esc. The easiest way to streamline modern websites is to install uBlock Origin.