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I am unistalling Firefox Quantum v.57.0 (64-bit) because it is too slow

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pantsik
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I am using Firefox for many years now through all its editions so far. The newest edition Firefox Quantum v.57.0 (64-bit) which was installed without asking me first, is significantly slower (at least in my computer) than the previous non-quantum one. I noticed the delay on https://gr-mg42.mail.yahoo.com , which is the yahoo emailing site. I checked the same site with Google Chrome (I can't check it with previous version of firefox anymore) and indeed Chrome was at least 2 times faster. My computer is fast, with plenty of RAM and HD space and I am running Windows 10. I will stop using Firefox and switch to Chrome for the moment, waiting for something to be done very soon (maybe some bug fixes). If this will not happen, then I will switch to Chrome permanently, after all these years of happy Firefox surfing.

I am using Firefox for many years now through all its editions so far. The newest edition Firefox Quantum v.57.0 (64-bit) which was installed without asking me first, is significantly slower (at least in my computer) than the previous non-quantum one. I noticed the delay on https://gr-mg42.mail.yahoo.com , which is the yahoo emailing site. I checked the same site with Google Chrome (I can't check it with previous version of firefox anymore) and indeed Chrome was at least 2 times faster. My computer is fast, with plenty of RAM and HD space and I am running Windows 10. I will stop using Firefox and switch to Chrome for the moment, waiting for something to be done very soon (maybe some bug fixes). If this will not happen, then I will switch to Chrome permanently, after all these years of happy Firefox surfing.

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philipp
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hi, that's just a guess but since your graphics driver is from 2015 maybe it helps performance if you get it up-to-date: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26813/Intel-Graphics-Driver-for-Windows-15-33-?product=81501

pantsik
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I didn't need to upgrade the firmware with the previous version of Firefox nor with Chrome.

pantsik
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I installed the latest intel drivers. Chrome is still faster than Firefox Quantum. Some yahoo email messages don't open at all in Firefox on the first try. I have to click them again to be opened.

philipp
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maybe also some old leftovers in your profile could play a part in this, so perhaps a refresh can help in this regard: Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings

pantsik
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The point is that the Firefox Quantum is significantly slower than the previous version in the Yahoo emailing site (and maybe others too). It's not about my computer; it is about Firefox. Since no bug fix was suggested, I started using Chrome.

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alan_r
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Just for the record, your Yahoo mail link, which I use, opens in a flash in my Fx 57. As do the emails etc.