I continually get "Firefox not Resonding ', I tried different solutions, none has worked so far. What should I do?

I have used Firefox for a long time and have as my default browser. However the continual 'Firefox is not responding' makes me stupid.

My OS is Windows 10 and my version of Firefox 41.0.1

I tried various solutions, which none have worked so far, including renaming them the places.sqlite.old places.sqlite, uncheck "use hardware acceleration etc." and many others. I also have minimal active plugins.

The sites I used to visit are mainly new type sites, although of course there are others such as sports facilities, youtube etc...

I know that others have had this problem and some seem to have had their particular problem diagnosed, but despite all my efforts, I can't locate an answer that solved my.

I appreciate any help you might be able to give, and I am grateful for your interest to help me solve the problem.

Kind regards

Alan

A little more on the topic of Flash: since Flash can cause this problem and it is used everywhere around the web, I suggest the following to minimize potential problems with Flash in your troubleshooting:

(1) to avoid unnecessary pain on the sites where the Flash is not really essential, try to set the Flash on Click-to-Play (Ask 'activation'). This will delay the Flash start on a page, until you approve.

To set 'Ask to activate', open the page modules using either:

  • CTRL + SHIFT + a
  • "3-bar" menu button (or tools) > Add-ons

In the left column, click on Plugins. Search 'Shockwave Flash' and always change 'enable' to 'ask to activate '.

With this setting, when you visit a site that wants to use the Flash, you should see a notification icon in the address bar and usually (but not always) one of the following values: a link in a gray rectangle dark in the page or an information bar sliding between the toolbar and in the page area.

The plugin notification in the address bar icon usually resembles a little Lego block, dark gray. (If it is red, Flash must update.)

The delay in the activation of Flash can help distinguish between the problems caused on the initial page load, put in folds and script activation vs Flash/loading bar.

If you see a good reason to use Flash, and the site looks trustworthy, you can go ahead and click on the notification icon in the address bar to allow Flash. You can trust the site for the time being or permanently.

But some pages use Flash only for tracking or play ads, so if you do not see an immediate need for Flash, feel free to ignore the notification! He will just stand here in case you want to use it later.

(2) a common cause of errors in script does not work in Windows Vista and later is the feature of mode of the Flash player plugin. This feature has the security benefits, but it seems to have serious compatibility problems on some systems. You can disable it using the page modules. Either:

  • CTRL + SHIFT + a
  • "3-bar" menu button (or tools) > Add-ons

In the left column, click on Plugins. On the right side, find 'Shockwave Flash' and click on the link for more. Then uncheck the box for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" and try it for a day to see if that helps you.

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