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Firefox 7 is hogging my CPU
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Mar 15, 2026383 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I'm running firefox 7 on windows 7 having continuously upgraded according to their schedule. Since I upgraded to 7, it randomly pegs my CPU and I have to manually kill the process. This is nuts! Any thoughts? Am I the only one? UPDATE: what happens is that I'll have several tabs open and then it pe…
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Fix for: Firefox 7 is hogging my CPU
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Try creating a new profile ( ) and seeing if it still happens in that profile. It probably won't. Then start customizing it to make it like your current profile, and see what causes the problem.
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