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Why does Firefox make my computer produce "chirping" sounds?

landson2512
landson2512
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When I use Firefox, my computer randomly makes "chirping" sounds every 3 to 10 seconds. If I open the Windows "Volume Mixer", I can see a column labeled "Plugin Container for Firefox". Whenever I hear the chirp, there is an little "blip" on the plugin volume display.

When I use Firefox, my computer randomly makes "chirping" sounds every 3 to 10 seconds. If I open the Windows "Volume Mixer", I can see a column labeled "Plugin Container for Firefox". Whenever I hear the chirp, there is an little "blip" on the plugin volume display.

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John99
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The plugin container is used to keep some plugins separate when they run.

You need to find out what plugin is running, and what is causing it to run.

  • :-) Also be aware of other common reasons for chirping, besides birdsong, such as battery powered smoke alarms and mobile phones.
landson2512
landson2512 Question owner
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I clicked on Tools/Add ons and the Add-ons window popped up. There were 12 add ons listed. I disabled all of them and the chirping stopped. I continued to use my computer and I re-enabled them one-by-one. I waited 3 or 4 minutes between enabling individual add ons. The chirping didn't came back. I think that a better course of action would have been to disable them one-by-one to see when the chirping stopped. Oh well.....