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Pages don't load or load slowly in Firefox 20 and 21

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dnyanesh
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Firefox isn't loading websites while other browsers are working perfectly. It often shows "Server not found" error and doesn't load sites 9 out of 10 times. It loads sometimes but very slowly and many elements are not displayed properly.

Things I tried to fix this: 1. Disabled DNS Prefetching 2. Disabled IPv6 3. Cleared Recent History (Everything) 4. Reset Firefox 5. Created a new profile

Any pointers?

Firefox isn't loading websites while other browsers are working perfectly. It often shows "Server not found" error and doesn't load sites 9 out of 10 times. It loads sometimes but very slowly and many elements are not displayed properly. Things I tried to fix this: 1. Disabled DNS Prefetching 2. Disabled IPv6 3. Cleared Recent History (Everything) 4. Reset Firefox 5. Created a new profile Any pointers?

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philipp
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hello, maybe your security software is blocking the new version of the browser. try to clear all rules for firefox.exe & plugin-container.exe and let the firewall detect the new version of the program again. Fix problems connecting to websites after updating Firefox

dnyanesh
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I pretty sure that my Antivirus is not blocking the browser. I also tried Waterfox and Cyberfox, both have the same problem.

cor-el
cor-el
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Boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) as a test to see if that helps.

dnyanesh
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This problem has cropped up again in Firefox 24 for me. I am utterly confused. I have tried all things mention here: [Firefox can't load websites but other browsers can]

cor-el
cor-el
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Does it have any effect if you boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support in case your security software is causing this problem?