Maybe it is just me and my Win 8.1 PC, but today I am having great problems with my Firefox web browser, which in the past has been both reliable and stable. The program seems to freeze on several bookmarks (notably Facebook) and I have to restart the PC to recover. I just wonder if a recent Windows Update (installed earlier) has upset it?
Anyone else suffering in the last day or so with Firefox?
I hope Microsoft is not trying to act dirty. Not saying they are - but it seems odd that all my problems have just started today. If I were to make a browser change it would be to Google Chrome.
UPDATE 12.3.15 1410z: I deleted the Facebook bookmark and replaced it. All seems well with Firefox.
Seems ok here, is your copy of Firefox up to date? Go to Help, About Firefox. should be 36.0.1..
ReplyDeleteCheck out your Flash player is ok, because I think Chrome has its own system, so doesn't use Adobe Flash..
73 Steve
Try deleting your profile and starting fresh.
ReplyDeletetype %appdata% (you will need both percents)into any folder bar (Or run command) and you will be taken into this folder.
Delete the Mozilla folder, or rename to backup. Reopen Firefox and a new fresh profile will be created. Disable add-ons you will not be using. (Java, Facebook ;) )
Remember keep those plug-ins up todate!!
This has been happening to me occasionally for a few months now. FF hangs and I can't do anything on the computer - mouse won't even move. But I found if I wait for a bit (maybe a minute or two), it will eventually come back.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't happen enough for me to spend the time trying to identify the problem.