after 31.1.1 update, I get massive slowdown / hanging on some pages but not others
After I updated to 31.1.1, when I go to some web pages the browser pretty much hangs, I can't scroll or navigate the page, and the firefox menus won't open (it is hung), but not SO hung that windows whites it out, just hung enough so that I can't do anything.
There is no associated high cpu usage when this happens either. Every 20 seconds or so I am able to use it again but then it will freeze again. If I am on an unaffected web page, and don't have an affected one open in another tab either, nothing is wrong, everything works normally.
For example, this page I'm on now where I am writing this question, is not freezing. But if I go to one of the suggested answer threads here, those pages do freeze. Also tigerdirect and futureshop websites freeze, but the weather network doesn't.
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This article have several troubleshooting steps , follow them and see if you are out of your problem or not. Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems
Now it's not doing it anymore. I changed nothing, did no troubleshooting steps. Shrug.
You can check for problems with current Shockwave Flash plugin versions and try this:
- check for updates for your graphics drive drivers
https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration - disable protected mode in the Flash plugin (Flash 11.3+ on Windows Vista and later)
- disable hardware acceleration in the Flash plugin
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