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Developer Edition: "Enable multi-process" is gone, what do I do now?

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EricMc
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I'm using the Developer Edition of Firefox. Previously, it was based on Aurora but now the Developer Edition is based on Firefox Beta. So, I was automatically upgraded from version 54.0a to 54.0b. Unfortunately, I've lost the checkbox for "Enable multi-process" when that happened and I'm not really sure what to do now.

I had previously disabled the checkbox, since I was experiencing various problems when running the multi-process version. Now, I want to re-enable it to see if the problems are fixed and to make sure I get multi-process when it gets enabled by default for all users. The problem is, I can't figure out how to undo the setting I made, since the checkbox for it is gone. I've tried resetting some values in about:config but Firefox still only uses one process.

What settings exactly did the checkbox that was present in 54.0a influence?

Update: There seem to be four settings that control this behavior: browser.tabs.remote.autostart browser.tabs.remote.autostart.1 browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2 browser.tabs.remote.desktopbehavior

Resetting them all to default doesn't enable the feature, so I guess unlike with 54.0a, multi-process is disabled by default for version 54.0b and I have to explicitly enable it. Does anybody know the difference between these settings?

I'm using the Developer Edition of Firefox. Previously, it was based on Aurora but now the Developer Edition is based on Firefox Beta. So, I was automatically upgraded from version 54.0a to 54.0b. Unfortunately, I've lost the checkbox for "Enable multi-process" when that happened and I'm not really sure what to do now. I had previously disabled the checkbox, since I was experiencing various problems when running the multi-process version. Now, I want to re-enable it to see if the problems are fixed and to make sure I get multi-process when it gets enabled by default for all users. The problem is, I can't figure out how to undo the setting I made, since the checkbox for it is gone. I've tried resetting some values in about:config but Firefox still only uses one process. What settings exactly did the checkbox that was present in 54.0a influence? Update: There seem to be four settings that control this behavior: browser.tabs.remote.autostart browser.tabs.remote.autostart.1 browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2 browser.tabs.remote.desktopbehavior Resetting them all to default doesn't enable the feature, so I guess unlike with 54.0a, multi-process is disabled by default for version 54.0b and I have to explicitly enable it. Does anybody know the difference between these settings?

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bygabyga
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Hello,

To find out if it's enabled do the following:

Use ONE of these methods to open the Firefox Troubleshooting Information page:

  • Click the menu button New Fx Menu, click on help Help-29 and select Troubleshooting Information.
  • Type about:support into the Firefox address bar and press the enter key.

If you need further information about the Troubleshooting information page, please read the article Use the Troubleshooting Information page to help fix Firefox issues.