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Firefox gives "Can't connect to server" errors for first minute/few attempts each time you load it.

Whenever I load Firefox, for the first minute or so, or the first X attempts at loading (any) website, I just get "Can't connect to server" errors. Eventually it does connect and then has no more issues, unless I close the browser and open a new one, then the process begins again.

New Alienware laptop with a fresh windows 11 install.

Other browsers are working fine, this is isolated to this browser, on this device only.

Things I have tried:

All the suggestions in the connectivity help section Uninstalling Firefox > Deleting my profile data from laptop > Cleaning registry > Deleting anything else that searching for "mozilla" turned up > Clean install without logging into any profile or enabling sync or importing anything (somehow still knows there was a previous install though, just doesn't import anything)

Still the same results.

I've used Firefox for probably a decade now and I am truly loathed to have to move to Chrome, but if I can't find a solution this is just untenable. Any help would be much appreciated!

Whenever I load Firefox, for the first minute or so, or the first X attempts at loading (any) website, I just get "Can't connect to server" errors. Eventually it does connect and then has no more issues, unless I close the browser and open a new one, then the process begins again. New Alienware laptop with a fresh windows 11 install. Other browsers are working fine, this is isolated to this browser, on this device only. Things I have tried: All the suggestions in the connectivity help section Uninstalling Firefox > Deleting my profile data from laptop > Cleaning registry > Deleting anything else that searching for "mozilla" turned up > Clean install without logging into any profile or enabling sync or importing anything (somehow still knows there was a previous install though, just doesn't import anything) Still the same results. I've used Firefox for probably a decade now and I am truly loathed to have to move to Chrome, but if I can't find a solution this is just untenable. Any help would be much appreciated!

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I've seen lots of people complaining about versions of this behaviour around here and Reddit, does nobody have any idea what causes it or any solutions?

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