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I have 1 firefox window open with 2 tabs open, why does my task manager show 7 firefox windows open?

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tcarpenter64111
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My computer is bogged down with all these windows open....there should only be 3 windows showing up in the task manager not 7!

My computer is bogged down with all these windows open....there should only be 3 windows showing up in the task manager not 7!

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FredMcD
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More than one process is normal for the current Firefox. http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/22/multi-process-firefox/

Multi-process Firefox is codenamed "e10s". https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/multiprocess


Try to disable multi-process tabs in Firefox. You can disable multi-process tabs in Firefox by setting the related prefs to false on the about:config page.

browser.tabs.remote.autostart = false browser.tabs.remote.autostart.2 = false

Type about:config<enter> in the address bar. If a warning screen comes up, press the I Accept the Risk button. At the top of the screen is a search bar.