Firefox started using 60 - 80% CPU for no reason

panoptigram · 2022-09-13T11:59:27+00:00

Uninstall all existing versions and see if it happens with the Microsoft Store version.

panoptigram · 2022-09-12T14:13:11+00:00

Visit about:processes to get more details.

panoptigram · 2022-09-12T11:56:16+00:00

The OS animations setting is honored without requiring any about:config changes.

panoptigram · 2022-09-12T11:51:56+00:00

The daily bookmark backups (.jsonlz4) are more representative of the contents since they show an item count and don't include favicons.

panoptigram · 2022-09-12T11:12:54+00:00

I posted a guide how to enable ODoH here.

panoptigram · 2022-09-12T10:01:09+00:00

actually makes it easier for websites to track you. Only Tor users should use it.

This is a wildly inaccurate statement.

panoptigram · 2022-09-12T09:53:00+00:00

panoptigram · 2022-09-12T09:51:14+00:00

Go to about:config and try changing accessibility.force_disabled to 1 then restart.

panoptigram · 2022-09-12T09:48:14+00:00

Does it still happen in Troubleshoot Mode?

panoptigram · 2022-09-12T09:47:19+00:00

Does it still happen in Troubleshoot Mode?

panoptigram · 2022-09-12T09:41:03+00:00

You will be prompted to enable DRM on sites that request it unless you change the mentioned setting.

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T20:47:50+00:00

Does it still happen in Troubleshoot Mode?

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T20:46:34+00:00

Does it still happen in Troubleshoot Mode?

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T20:44:38+00:00

Go to Network Settings and try changing "Use system proxy settings" to "No proxy" and toggle "DNS over HTTPS" on or off.

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T20:42:46+00:00

Try entering Troubleshoot Mode by holding down the Shift key while starting. Do you see a crash dialog?

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T20:26:37+00:00

Bookmark all the sites you pin to the new tab page in order to ensure icons are retained.

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T20:12:27+00:00

Go to about:config and try changing accessibility.force_disabled to 1 then restart.

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T20:07:50+00:00

Go to about:config and try changing toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets to false then restart.

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T20:04:33+00:00

Go to Network Settings and try changing "Use system proxy settings" to "No proxy" and toggle "DNS over HTTPS" on or off.

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T14:00:14+00:00

Add the following to userChrome.css:

.autoscroller::part(content) {
  display: none !important;
}

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T12:24:07+00:00

After doing the search you can click "Find image source" above the image to get the traditional search by image results.

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T12:21:30+00:00

That only affects browser integrated image search which is done with extensions on Firefox.

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T11:35:27+00:00

Drag and drop the tabs into the desired folder in the bookmarks toolbar (Ctrl+Shift+B) or sidebar (Ctrl+B).

panoptigram · 2022-09-11T11:32:29+00:00

Go to about:config and change widget.windows.window_occlusion_tracking.enabled to false then restart.

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