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Firefox freezes on certain flash apps, can only be solved by ending plugin-container.exe

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Since I've updated to flash 11 and Firefox 9.0.1 my browser is freezing contantly. I found out it can only be helped by ending the Plugin-Container.exe process in the task manager. After I end this process my browser works fine again, but all my flash applications crash.

Since I've updated to flash 11 and Firefox 9.0.1 my browser is freezing contantly. I found out it can only be helped by ending the Plugin-Container.exe process in the task manager. After I end this process my browser works fine again, but all my flash applications crash.

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Perform the suggestions mentioned in the following articles:

Check and tell if its working.


-> Update All your Firefox Plugins

  • https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
  • When Downloading Plugins Update setup files, Remove Checkmark from Downloading other Optional Softwares with your Plugins (e.g. Toolbars, McAfee, Google Chrome, etc.)
  • Restart Firefox