There are several methods people have used in order to get their browser to work properly once again and all of these methods are listed in this article. Make sure you follow them all in order to solve your problem!
Which Webpage is it?
Firefox gives you the pop-up but it doesn’t tell you which webpage is slowing down your browser exactly. However, you can find it out by using Firefox’s task manager. You can access the task manager by putting the command address in the URL section.
For the Latest Firefox:
For the Older Firefox:
Type the address accordingly and you should be presented with a task manager on Mozilla Firefox. Now simply determine which webpage, extension or process is slowing your browser down and if it’s not important you can simply end it.
Solution 1: Disable Adobe Flash Protected Mode
This solution as aimed at folks using 32-bit computers since this option doesn’t even exist on browser running on 64-bit versions of Windows. The protected mode option is designed to keep you safe from intruders and malicious attacks but even the folks at Mozilla acknowledge that it may cause constant crashes and errors such as this one. That is why you can disable it and check to see if that will solve your problem. For 64-bit Windows users, there is a different method located below this one and it’s a little more advanced.
Windows 64-bit OS Users:
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash
Solution 2: Clear Firefox’ Browsing Data
If a corrupt file managed to find its way on your computer via the browsing data Firefox uses, it can be expected to see some change in performance. This can only be fixed by getting rid of this file so make sure you do so by deleting the Firefox’ browsing data such as cookies, temporary files, etc.
Solution 3: Update your Graphics Card Driver
Having up to date drivers is a must even if you are not experiencing any issues at the moment because outdated drivers can only create such issues. This time the video graphics card driver can be blamed if you are using your browser to visit graphics power-consuming websites. Update the driver and check if the problem still appears.
If this doesn’t help you can also visit the site of the manufacturer which made your graphics card and download the latest driver from their site. They usually provide assistance when it comes to choosing the correct driver for your system. Also, sometimes new drivers are posted on the manufacturer’s website way before it appears in Windows’ automatic search. Afterwards, it’s always good to check if Firefox video settings are okay by following the steps below:
Solution 4: Error Occurring with YouTube
If this problem occurs only with YouTube, it may be because of their new design which can be buggy at times. It is also very resource-consuming and reverting back to the old version of YouTube may just solve the problem for you immediately.
Solution 5: Disable Two Settings in about::config
Disabling these settings in config managed to solve the problem for several users who were experiencing it. That is why you can now find the solution at most tech blogs which covered this problem. Follow the instructions and good luck.
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