The profile has a random prefix name on each computer, but it always ends in. To do so on Windows, press Windows Key+R, copy-paste the following line into the box, and press Enter:ĭouble-click the profile folder ending in. If you’ve ruled out all other options for why your Firefox browser isn’t working properly, you might want to look at the Add-ons you’re using. If you are, proceed to the next repair strategy.
Ensure Firefox is not running (not even in the task manager) before you do this or you could potentially corrupt your profile.įirst, you’ll need to open your Firefox profile folder. Restart Firefox and observe whether you get the same sluggish behavior the next time you boot it up.
#WHY IS FIREFOX NOT RESPONDING ALL THE TIME WINDOWS 10#
So, close Firefox (if the classic way isn’t working, close the program through Task Manager) and also restart your Windows 10 system.
And a restart might be the perfect solution for reinitiating everything. You can delete these lock files yourself. Why does Mozilla Firefox keep not responding If Firefox is not responding it means that something stopped its processes. In rare cases, Firefox could have left behind the lock file when it crashed or quit abnormally. To ensure this, it places special lock files in the profile directory. Then I opened task manager but there is no firefox process. Most people say close firefox using task manager.
Please close firefox or restart your system. Here is how you can do that: First, go to the Firefox official web page and download a new installer file for your Windows 10 system. You cannot open because firefox is already opened but it is not responding. If you’ve tried everything above – including rebooting your computer – and you still see this message, it’s possible that your Firefox profile is still “locked.” Firefox is designed to ensure that only one copy of Firefox is using a profile at a single time. Why is Firefox not responding in Windows 10 Firefox not responding in Windows 10 might be because some Firefox files are corrupted. The “restart your computer” suggestion is for less-experienced users that may not want to deal with the Task Manager – restarting your computer works because it ends all the processes on your computer, including firefox.exe.