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why is firefox in background prosseses for 3 minutes befor it opens

windows8.1
windows8.1
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Firefox takes 3.5 minutes to open at start up. it is in the background processes in task manager for 3.5 minutes before it opens.

Firefox takes 3.5 minutes to open at start up. it is in the background processes in task manager for 3.5 minutes before it opens.

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Machine Master
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Hello there,

This may be caused by the large amount of visited sites and as a result this can slow down Firefox on launch/start.

Can you please try to clean your browsing history and cookies by doing the following:

1. Click the menu button, choose "History", and then "Clear Recent History 2. Select how much history you want to clear ( Everything is recommended) 3. Finally, click the "Clear Now" button.

If none of the above work then I would suggest to reinstall Firefox and see if that solves the issue.

Keep us posted!