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Computer runs ok, Firefox is crawling unless I disable add ons of which I have none !

Namedroppers
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If I restart with add ons disabled in safe mode Firefox runs normally. Tried refreshing, re-installing with no luck. It runs as if I have a slow dial up. This just started the other day after using Firefox for years.

If I restart with add ons disabled in safe mode Firefox runs normally. Tried refreshing, re-installing with no luck. It runs as if I have a slow dial up. This just started the other day after using Firefox for years.

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You can try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"

You need to close and restart Firefox after toggling this setting.

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cor-el
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You can try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"

You need to close and restart Firefox after toggling this setting.

Namedroppers
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Thanks for the help. This seems to have fixed the problem although I'd like to know why this happened ? Like most doctors who treat the symptom and not the cause. What changed all of a sudden ?