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Has anyone had this crashing problem with Mozilla Firefox internet browser?

April 26, 2017browser Computers crashing firefox internet Mozilla problem

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Has anyone had this crashing problem with Mozilla Firefox internet browser?

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I had this same problem with the previous version. Here’s how to get around it. First, check your add-ons. Go to Tools, then add-ons and in the “Extension” tab uninstall or disable any add-on that you don’t use. This includes Java Quick Starter and Microsoft .NET Framework Assistance. Second, while in add-ons, go to the “Plugins” tab and disable any plugins that cause your browser to slow down. In particular these tree. -Adobe Acrobat, which bring up PDF files from websites onto your browser. Turning it off will prevent this and your PDF files will open externally. -get Plus for Adobe. This is not needed. -Java Platform -Java Deployment Toolkit (any version) -MetaStream -Microsoft DRM -QuickTime Plugin, which allows you to view QT video on websites -Realtime HTML 5 Video Shim Plugin -Shockwave for Director -Window Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library and finally, Window Presentation Foundation. All of the above is not needed. Third, you can tweak Firefox to run faster on your comp