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why does firefox stop responding while i play pogo games

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carolanne53
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When I am in the middle of a game on pogo (never the same game),Firefox will stop responding. After a few second it will usually start up again but not always. It will say "firefox not responding". Everything is up to date and all caches etc. have bee cleared. I have looked on pogo for answers and tried everything I can think of. I have updated to Windows 10. Thanks for any help you can give me.

When I am in the middle of a game on pogo (never the same game),Firefox will stop responding. After a few second it will usually start up again but not always. It will say "firefox not responding". Everything is up to date and all caches etc. have bee cleared. I have looked on pogo for answers and tried everything I can think of. I have updated to Windows 10. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Chosen solution

Some problems with Flash video playback can be resolved by disabling hardware acceleration in your Flash Player settings. (See this article for more information on using the Flash plugin in Firefox).

To disable hardware acceleration in Flash Player:

  1. Go to this Adobe Flash Player Help page.
  2. Right-click on the Flash Player logo on that page.
  3. Click on Settings in the context menu. The Adobe Flash Player Settings screen will open.
  4. Click on the icon at the bottom-left of the Adobe Flash Player Settings window to open the Display panel.

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  5. Remove the check mark from Enable hardware acceleration.
  6. Click Close to close the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window.
  7. Restart Firefox.

This Flash Player Help - Display Settings page has more information on Flash Player hardware acceleration, if you're interested.

Does this solve the problem? Let us know.

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Wesley Branton
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Chosen Solution

Some problems with Flash video playback can be resolved by disabling hardware acceleration in your Flash Player settings. (See this article for more information on using the Flash plugin in Firefox).

To disable hardware acceleration in Flash Player:

  1. Go to this Adobe Flash Player Help page.
  2. Right-click on the Flash Player logo on that page.
  3. Click on Settings in the context menu. The Adobe Flash Player Settings screen will open.
  4. Click on the icon at the bottom-left of the Adobe Flash Player Settings window to open the Display panel.

    The image "fpSettings1.PNG" does not exist.
  5. Remove the check mark from Enable hardware acceleration.
  6. Click Close to close the Adobe Flash Player Settings Window.
  7. Restart Firefox.

This Flash Player Help - Display Settings page has more information on Flash Player hardware acceleration, if you're interested.

Does this solve the problem? Let us know.

FredMcD
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Also, Make sure your Java (Not JavaScript) is up to date Verify Java and Find Out-of-Date Versions {web link}

Version 8 Update 60 Release date August 18, 2015

carolanne53
carolanne53 Question owner
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THANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE BUT MY JAVA HAS BEEN VERIFIED UP TO DATE

carolanne53
carolanne53 Question owner
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SO FAR SO GOOD WITH TWEEKS TO FLASH PLAYER THANK YOU SO MUCH HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRY ALL THE GAMES BUT SO FAR NO PROBLEMS