Firefox unresposive after hibernating/sleeping - Windows 8
Lots of similar threads have been raised regarding this same issue but there's still not been any conclusive resolution.
I'm using an up to date FF version 28.0 on Windows 8 and after my PC wakes up (so to speak) FF doesn't respond to any clicks, i.e.:
- inability to switch between windows, and consequently, inability to switch between tabs
- inability to interact with the current window, for example it doesn't respond to any clicks within the window.
I usually have websites that are running Flash content prior to hibernating and I've found that killing the 'Adobe Flash Player' task or 'FlashPlayerPlugin' process after hibernating resolves the problem. So no need to restart FF. But of course this will cause all your websites running flash content to crash.
It would appear that FF doesn't respond well to persistent interaction with its UI after hibernating.
When will this problem be resolved?
Opaite Mbohovái (2)
This sounds somewhat different than the bug in Firefox a few versions ago where Firefox was very sluggish after waking from sleep, you could switch between the windows and open new ones, but the content area took minutes or longer to repaint.
To prevent the Flash plugin from launching independent processes outside of Firefox's plugin-container process, try disabling the protected mode feature of the Flash Player plugin. The following pages provide information on how to disable the feature.
- Adobe support article under the heading "Last Resort": Adobe Forums: How do I troubleshoot Flash Player's protected mode for Firefox?
- Batch file to automate the manual steps: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/982093#answer-518078
Does that affect the post-sleep/post-hibernation situation?
By the way, are you using the classic Firefox UI or restarting in Metro mode for a more native Windows 8 experience? There may be special considerations and bugs in Metro as it is just now being rolled out for testing.