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Firefox startup automatically in background with windows and 50% cpu usage

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buntyarya476
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hello, i am having an issue with firefox from 1 or 2 months. whenever i shutdown or restart my pc firefox starts running in backgroud with 50% cpu usage it makes my pc unresponsive. i tried to reinstall it many times but the results are same. please help me

hello, i am having an issue with firefox from 1 or 2 months. whenever i shutdown or restart my pc firefox starts running in backgroud with 50% cpu usage it makes my pc unresponsive. i tried to reinstall it many times but the results are same. please help me

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FredMcD
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https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firefox+is+already+running+but+is+not+responding

https://www.basezap.com/cant-open-firefox-because-a-copy-of-firefox-is-already-open-mac/

https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/196771/cant-open-firefox-because-a-copy-of-firefox-is-already-open

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox.exe_always_open