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Firefox's "Web Content" processes hits 100% CPU usage when Google Chrome is running
(core :: widget: gtk, defect), (reporter: jerome.auge, unassigned).
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Waking up an old thread.
For the last couple of days, Firefox on my laptop too has started consuming too much RAM. Firefox is running continuously on my laptop from 9am to about 1am the following day. Last night around 1 am, I noticed that my Firefox froze and no window was responding. Seconds later, my laptop froze I was getting bare minimal response. After opening the process monitor, I found that a web-content process of Firefox was consuming 5GBs of my 8GB ram! I killed the process and restarted Firefox and things became normal.
Some time later, I again noticed that a web-content process of Firefox was consuming 1GB of RAM and the consumption was rising very fast. In about half a minute, that increased to 2.3GB!
What could be the bug and how can I fix it?
I'm also experiencing this problem just like byatin2005. I will try looking up how to run "strace" next time this happens.
Oh, I should mention: list of my addons is Better Tweetdeck, BFA (Better FurAffinity), Checkmarks, Download All Images, Enhancer for YouTube, Facebook Container, FurAffinity Extender, HTTPS Everywhere, Image Search Options, Imagus, Limit Tabs, Twitter Container and Reimagined Twitter, Terms of Service Didn't Read, uBlock Origin, User Agent Switcher, Video Download Helper, View Image, View Image Resurrected and WebP Image Converter. I'm running Firefox 87.0 64bit on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS, also 64 bit. Also this seems to mostly happen on Twitter, I tried disabling Twitter related extensions (container and reimagined) and we will see if it will still occur.
Also I have no way to know if this happens on Nightly because to be blunt, I never managed to succesfully compile a program from source.
(In reply to nobody.shinobi from comment #16 )
Same problem for me running FF89.0 over Ubuntu Mate 20.04.02 LTS (Focal Fossa), kernel 5.4.0-74-generic x86_64 on my brand new laptop with i5 10th gen. The same: with few FF tabs web content was draining all my CPU blood. When not freezing, a plain kill of web content or firefox solved the problem until re-opening of few tabs.
Accordingly with the observation of @Jerome.auge I try to solve it by simply removing that NOTO fonts. And IT WORKED! I've installed font-manager, searched NOTO, ticks from all noto fonts and sizes removed and voila... I've tested the system allowing everything in popblocker, and opening many FF tabs, tabs with heavy scripts, simultaneously with chrome, with gmail, etc., and resist everything. I'm not programmer so, please try and report if it works for you, but seems to that this SOLVES the issue. Credits for @jerome.auge
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Debugging high (near total) CPU/memory usage of "Web Content" application on Linux Mint
I have Linux Mint installed on 3 computers at home, and all of them are almost unusably slow whenever Firefox is open. Here is the output from top :
As you can see, "Web Content" and Firefox are collectively using up nearly all of my CPU, and more than 50% (4GB+) of system memory.
I have never had this problem in the past with Debian or Ubuntu, but it is occuring on every computer I've installed Mint on so far. This extremely high (near total) CPU/memory usage is constant, and is rendering my computer unusable.
Does anyone have ideas about how to fix this? If there is no fix, how can I keep this "Web Content" application from running at all?
- out-of-memory
- 2 This happen to me with lubuntu 15 too. – Carlos Feb 13, 2017 at 13:12
- 4 It happens to me with Ubuntu 16.04. I don't think it is related to Mint or any other distro. – Georg Feb 16, 2017 at 21:59
- 1 1) I use firefox nightly, updated regularly, 2) and I turn off the e10s, because I think it is a catastrophal move. --> I never had any problem, and I have a very fast, very small firefox. I simply don't have WebContent processes and similar crap. – peterh Sep 17, 2017 at 22:33
- 1 What is e10s? Web search turns up nothing seemingly related. there is a Wikipedia page for it but redirects to the main Firefox page for Features, but no where is e10s listed in the Firefox wikipedia page. – bgoodr Aug 23, 2018 at 15:53
- 1 @bgoodr e10s == Electrolysis aka Multiprocess Firefox. support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/… – doremi Oct 1, 2018 at 22:45
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this is a common problem causing nothing but the battery wasted energy decreasing unplugged operation time significantly.
the cause of the problem appears to be very simple: you may have too many tabs opened each having bulky and useless endless loops running java-scripts .
those java-scripts are usually not origin of the web site you are working with but an ad based 3rd parties from somewhere else trying to collect some info from your FFox session or just to display switching ads on a side.
the simple (but not unique) solution would be to install NoScript plugin - causing immediate effect - Web Content process CPU consumtion will decrease almost to 0% .
so keep NoScript installed on all your FFox'es and keep track on what domain you are actually allowing scripts from to be executed very carefully.
it's a good practice to allow only original domain scripts for permanent (a choice " allow ") to have the web site you are visiting to display correctly all the useful information, but to keep side or extra domains only in " forbid " or " temporary allow " mode so the next FFox load will keep all these unwelcome scripts banned again.
- That sounds like a rather reasonable explanation. – Hexdump Jun 8, 2017 at 10:29
- 1 Upvoted, but in my case Ghostery was the add-on that appeared to engage the CPU while NoScript was also working. Apparently, NoScript had no control on the WebContent activities related to the functioning of Ghostery (arguably because they come from inside the system). My experience is in line with this other answer – XavierStuvw Dec 1, 2017 at 11:31
- @Oleg Kokorin : How to I install NoScript Plugin ? – Herman Jaramillo Jun 9, 2020 at 14:05
- That's my problem too. Ubuntu 20. I need (like) however to have many tabs open. Can I configure Firefox somehow to stop Java Script in tabs I am not currently looking at? – Pawel Debski Oct 7, 2020 at 18:34
I just had this problem with the "new" Firefox. The process was consuming 2.4 GB on a 4 GB machine with only one tab open. Disabling the Ghostery plugin solved the issue for me.
- This is a good explanation for my case: I had NoScript and Ghostery up and running. Disabling Ghostery has brought the CPU usage of Web Content applications to a reasonable few percent. Hence, in my case, NoScript is useful (see post below ) but could not guard against Ghostery. I use Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; the issue was felt more in a laptop than in a desktop with same Firefox and add-ons. – XavierStuvw Dec 1, 2017 at 11:27
- Ghostery is not a tool to have. it was never suggested one. – Oleg Kokorin Mar 10, 2018 at 9:28
- I had dozens of TABs open, Noscript and Ghostery running, but disabling Ghostery only had a short effect on the CPU usage of "Web Content". – U. Windl Jan 7, 2021 at 7:48
I looks like you have some problematic Firefox plugins or extension installed? Try disabling any/all extensions and see if that resolves the issue.
Edit*: Check this link for further info - looks to be flash related: https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=231186
- Sadly this link does not make sense for me. – Xi'an ні війні Feb 20, 2017 at 21:22
- It doesn't help. This happens even with the default install. – J. Taylor Apr 24, 2017 at 23:41
I had the same problem and tried to close one by one the opened tabs, to locate the one that relies heavily on Web Content process. It turned out that ebay utilize about 20-30% of my cpu, depending on your machine, this percentage can potentially be lower or higher.
I have a new update for this question:
With Firefox 75 (64 b) on Linux Mint 19 (Cin version 3.8.9) I installed NoScript a couple of days ago and then I had a WebContent upcoming and heating up my computer.
Contrary to what Oleg Kokorin posted I had to uninstall NoScript to recover Firefox with normal behavior. The only othe plugin I have is AddBlockPlus which I kept and is working fine for years.
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Same situation, some pages like paypal is not loading for me
Im getting the same thing, especially for youtube - i turned off enhanced tracking and my firefox cpu usage dropped dramatically so i think that may be the root of the problem. Im not sure though, hopefully this post gains some traction and someone with more insight can help out. The CPU usage for me spikes to around 90% and my CPU temps spike from an idle 50 degrees C to around 70-80 degrees C
i know this is old but i've been having this problem too. i made tracking "custom" and unchecked all the boxes and that does seem to make a big difference - but i couldn't find a way to turn enhanced tracking off completely. is there one that you've found?
Just leaving my comment here so I can possibly find it later; I think I have some of the same issues sometimes.
Also, why would fission.autostart be set to "false" and that option be "locked"? Fission is a pretty much all-around Good Thing right?.... so wouldn't we want it to always autostart so it's on all the time?
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Is Your Browser Using Too Much CPU?→ Fix to Make It Use Less
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- If you're noticing a high CPU usage while browsing, it might be the browser's fault.
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High CPU usage when browsing the internet is nothing strange in the current state of online multimedia presentation. All mainstream browsers are pretty demanding, and if you have a lackluster configuration, there’s a good chance that the CPU will hit sky-high levels.
Nonetheless, sometimes the core of the problem isn’t your overwhelmed CPU or underperforming GPU, but rather internal issues that are more browser-related.
In order to avoid seeing high CPU activity inflicted by your browser of choice, make sure to check the solutions we provided below. They should help you overcome the issue or, at least, subdue it for the time being.
Why is browser taking up so much CPU?
- Too many installed browser extensions – Multiple concurrently running extensions will easily increase your CPU usage. In fact, in some cases, it could lead to over-clocking and browser crashes.
- Several open browser tabs – This is the main cause of any browser using a significant portion of the CPU. The speed of your computer shouldn’t be impacted by having a few tabs open, but if you have about a dozen open, CPU consumption will soon increase.
- Surfing unoptimized websites – Google is continually releasing new SEO guidelines to make sure that only trustworthy, dependable websites appear in their search results. Today’s websites still include a lot of adverts, auto-play videos, and material that might take a lot of CPU power; therefore, many of them are still not very well optimized.
- High-resolution video streaming – Browsers will use more CPU power the more tabs you have open that include videos. And, CPU usage will go up for HD or 4K video streams.
How do I lower my CPU usage?
Later in this article, we will discuss fixing high CPU usage, but here are a few things you may do to lower your CPU usage:
- Visit only trusted sites with the padlock logo.
- Keep only a few tabs open at any given time
- Disable or remove any extensions you do not use
Before going through all the solutions, let’s focus on a browser that can fix high CPU usage within seconds.
With its features and continuous updates, Opera GX minimizes RAM and battery usage to improve your online experience.
How do I fix my CPU usage on my browser?
1. disable add-ons, 1.1 how to disable add-ons in opera.
- Launch the Opera browser.
- Type the path below into your Address bar and hit Enter . opera://extensions
Opera made a lot of exquisite improvements over time, and it’s the force to be reckoned with in the browser market.
It’s more than a viable solution because of the integrated VPN and AdBlocker, a well-designed interface, and optimized browsing for slow connections.
Besides this, features like the Speed Dial, keyboard shortcuts, and delaying loading of background tabs enhance the experience and the CPU usage.
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Opera is a better-suited solution than the others available on the market, and the extra features incorporated in the browser make it much more worthwhile.
1.2 How to disable add-ons in Chrome
- Launch the browser.
Now you should verify if you are still experiencing high CPU when browsing the internet.
2. Delete cache and cookies
2.1 how to delete opera data.
- Now you should verify that the Opera high CPU usage has disappeared.
2.2 How to delete Chrome data
- Launch the Chrome browser.
- Now you should verify that the Chrome high CPU usage has disappeared.
Once again, you should note that for most browsers, the process of clearing cache data will be very similar to Chrome and Opera.
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- You may want to restart your computer after this.
If you notice browser high CPU usage on startup, you should try forcing the task to end and verify if you are still experiencing high CPU when browsing the internet.
4. Disable Hardware Acceleration
Does CPU affect Web browsing?
Your programs can process information more quickly when your computer has a robust and speedy CPU. The amount of work you are doing will affect how long it takes for a website to load.
This means that if you’re attempting to see an episode of your favorite program while having a lot of tabs and apps open, it could appear a bit sluggish.
Technically speaking, in these cases, your internet service provider’s download speed has not changed. For example, you may still obtain a steady 30 Mbps, but website loading times can still be lengthy.
Regardless of your browser, you should notice that the solutions discussed in this artic;e should work when your Web browser is taking up CPU. However, the UI may differ, but you can figure it out in most cases.
In some cases, browser high CPU usage is caused by malware, so we recommend you use any of the best anti-malware compatible with Windows . Malware is a likely culprit if you notice Chrome using CPU when closed.
That should do it. If you have questions, suggestions, or alternative solutions, share them with us in the comments section below.
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- Safari web content to 99% of the CPU
Sometimes, my Macbook Air start at full speed of heat fan just because I have Safari open. If I close the fan falls down.
You have any idea why this is happening?
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aAlso remember that modern computing devices use multiple processors, same numbers greater than 100% are not atypical.
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How to Fix High CPU Usage
Highlights:.
High CPU usage is often connected to long loading times, sluggish performance, and unexpected crashes.
Task Manager’s Performance tab shows detailed information about CPU usage.
Older computers may not have the appropriate drivers for optimal performance. Updating these may fix the problem.
Some forms of malware increase CPU usage. Consider scanning your PC with a reputable antivirus program.
Is one process eating up nearly all your CPU’s resources? Here’s how to fix high CPU usage.
The central processing unit (CPU) is a PC’s brain. All of the system’s major components, like the graphics card and RAM, rely on instructions that come from the CPU. A properly functioning processor is a critical part of every gaming PC.
All processors have limits, and it’s normal for high-intensity games and applications to hit those limits without badly impacting performance. However, abnormally high CPU usage can cause the computer to stutter, become unresponsive, or crash.
If your computer seems to overwork its CPU even when high-intensity applications are closed, it may indicate a deeper problem. This can happen for several different reasons, which is why it’s important to learn how to fix high CPU usage in Windows 11.
1. Reboot Your PC
Before trying anything else, try restarting your PC. This piece of classic troubleshooting advice often leads to effective results. A reboot can clear out temporary files and potentially resolve slowdown in long-running processes. If that’s the only problem dragging down CPU performance, rebooting is likely to solve the problem.
2. End or Restart Processes
If rebooting doesn’t reduce abnormally high CPU usage, open the Task Manager. Here, you can track processes that use CPU resources and find out what your computer is actually doing with those resources.
Note that full-screen programs like games will sometimes hide the Task Manager behind their own window). To prevent this, click “Options” in the Task Manager’s top menu bar and select “Always On Top”. If you have a second monitor, you can also just drag the Task Manager window to it.
In the Task Manager, click the Processes tab at the top. Click on More Details at the bottom of this tab to reveal background Windows processes. Look for the “CPU” column near the top of the Processes tab and click it to order by CPU usage:
You can expect high CPU utilization when playing some games, running a video-editing or streaming application, performing an antivirus scan, or juggling many browser tabs. If you’re dealing with this kind of everyday high-CPU usage situation, you should close all background programs and tabs you aren’t using, then return to Task Manager and see if the situation has changed.
High CPU usage while multitasking can be normal. Modern CPUs handle multitasking situations by splitting processes between multiple processor cores, which work through different instruction threads simultaneously.
Intel® Thread Director, a feature introduced in 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, optimizes multitasking performance to increase core efficiency and reduce the performance impact of high-intensity applications like games. The latest Intel® Core™ processors also feature Intel® Turbo Boost Technology that helps process heavy workloads by dynamically increasing the frequency of your CPU.
These processor technologies can greatly increase the speed of multitasking with demanding programs, but they don’t prevent abnormal CPU usage situations from occurring. If you see a background process with a name like Runtime Broker, Windows Session Manager, or Cortana at the top of the CPU column when you hit 100% CPU usage, then you have an issue.
These Windows processes should only use a small amount of processing power or memory — 0% or 1% is typical. When your PC is idle, all of these processes together should use less than 10% of your CPU capacity. However, buggy or unexpected behavior — for example, one Windows process trying and retrying to perform a search action that has been disabled elsewhere — can sometimes cause a single process to consume nearly all of your system’s resources.
After you’ve opened Task Manager and found the process unexpectedly using up a large amount of CPU resources, search online to identify it. You don’t want to stop a process like explorer.exe or winlogon.exe , unless you have a good reason. These processes handle graphic elements like the desktop Start menu and assign startup tasks to the PC when it’s turned on.
Once you’ve identified the process as non-critical and checked that you’ve saved whatever you were working on, click on the process to select it, then click End Process at the bottom right of Task Manager. End Process will cause the program to terminate without saving.
If a faulty process was the culprit for high CPU usage, your PC should work smoothly from this point onwards. Many Windows processes simply restart when terminated. This can reset them and prevent the new process from demanding as much CPU power as it was before.
3. Update Drivers
If a process is still using too much CPU, old or suboptimal drivers may be at fault. Drivers are programs that control particular devices connected to your motherboard. Updating your drivers may eliminate compatibility issues or bugs that cause increased CPU usage.
Open the Start menu, then Settings. Click Updates & Security, then the “Check for Updates” button. This will update critical drivers. Graphics card manufacturers also provide utilities (such as NVIDIA GeForce Experience for GPUs) which may improve overall performance when playing games.
Do not use third-party software for updating drivers. You may find companies advertising free driver updates on the Internet. The worst of these install malware on your computer. The best of them are simply redundant because Windows is perfectly capable of updating drivers on its own.
In some rare cases, updating your BIOS version can resolve high CPU usage problems. The BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is motherboard firmware that issues instructions to the computer’s other components during start-up.
On its own, updating the BIOS usually doesn’t lead to performance improvements. It can even introduce new issues that drag down performance, so you should only do this if you’ve identified a bug that causes high CPU usage and found a BIOS update that directly addresses it.
You can update the BIOS automatically with a utility provided by the motherboard manufacturer. You can also update it manually by navigating to the manufacturer’s web page. Look up your motherboard model and BIOS version number, head to the manufacturer’s website, click on “Support”, and click “BIOS” to find relevant updates.
Not sure what motherboard you have? Click the Start button, then type “System Information” and click on this program when it appears:
Look at the “System Manufacturer”, “System Model”, and “BIOS Version/Date” fields in the System Information window to find your motherboard. (For example, a Z170X board from GIGABYTE).
Double-check the version number to ensure you’re not already up to date. If you’re not, download and install the new BIOS version, reboot, and check Task Manager again to see if the issue persists.
4. Scan for malware
If the issue persists, there’s a possibility it’s caused by malware disguising itself as a normal Windows process. Some malicious programs use up CPU and GPU bandwidth for different purposes while appearing in Task Manager under a familiar name like “Cortana.exe” or “Runtime Broker”.
For example, “cryptojacking” software disguises itself as a normal process but actually uses your system’s resources to mine cryptocurrency. This kind of malware can significantly impact CPU performance, since your computer prioritizes illicit cryptocurrency mining operations over your applications and games.
Other forms of malware use compromised system resources for things like breaking passwords and encryption algorithms. These are demanding, high-intensity applications that cybercriminals regularly need, and using your system resources is more profitable than buying their own.
Run a full scan of your system with a reputable antivirus scan to check for this. The free offline security scan provided by Windows Security is a good start, though it’s not guaranteed to catch the latest and most sophisticated attacks.
5. Power Options
Some power settings can throttle the speed of your CPU. Power issues are familiar to laptop users, but they can impact desktop systems too. Check your Power Options by clicking the start menu and typing “Edit Power Plan”. Once open, click “Power Options” in the address bar at the top of the window. You should see this screen:
Click “Show additional plans”, then enable a non-power saver plan.
Now you can open Task Manager again to see if CPU usage returns to normal.
6. Find Specific Guidance Online
If you are still experiencing abnormally high CPU usage, it may be due to third-party applications or processes consuming more resources than they should. Since these processes come from sources outside your operating system, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for addressing their issues. You will need to seek advice from the developer responsible for creating the application running the process.
To do this, get the name of the process from the Processes tab of Task Manager, and search online for support threads on the topic.
If you don’t see results from your initial query, add in any specific information that might help, such as the model of your processor and the names of other programs associated with the issue. It’s rare to find a bug that hasn’t already been discussed in hardware and gaming forums, so take the time to try a few variations on your search.
You may find recommendations to disable services using the Windows Registry database. This is usually a temporary workaround, but it can be worth trying if a permanent fix isn’t available.
Before making any changes to the registry, it’s vital to create a restore point. This will save your computer’s current systems settings and allow you to restore them if your Registry edits unintentionally impact system stability. To create a restore point, click Start, then type “Create a restore point”. You’ll then need to select your hard drive and click “Configure”.
After you click Apply, return to the previous screen and press the “Create” button to set a restore point.
The following steps will vary depending on the affected process. Remember that if you’re making any major changes to Windows based on online advice, you should always create a restore point first.
7. Reinstalling Windows
If you have a restore point from before the time your CPU issues began, try restoring from that point. If this is not the case, you can try to reinstall Windows to reset the system and resolve high CPU usage. This can be a long process, but it can potentially resolve CPU usage issues caused by software.
Reinstalling Windows will delete all of your installed applications. You have the option to keep your files, though. It’s not likely that an individual file is responsible for high CPU usage, so you don’t have to let Windows delete them all. However, backing up these files on an external drive or cloud service is a good idea, just in case.
When you’re ready to begin, click the Start button and type “Reset this PC”. Then click “Get Started”.
The process may take an hour or more. When it finishes, you will need to reinstall the games and applications you use.
Other Programs
CPU-Z is a reliable tool for checking general information about your CPU and motherboard. It shows the exact model numbers of your CPU and motherboard as well as performance information. You can use those model numbers to search online for support threads related to CPU usage.
Task Manager isn’t the only way to see what background processes are doing. Process Monitor logs not just CPU usage, but also registry, file system, and network activity. Check network activity using this tool if you suspect that a process could be malware.
Similarly, Performance Monitor is a built-in Windows tool that gives you a more detailed view of a process’s CPU usage over time. To open it, use the Windows Key + R, then type “perfmon”.
Performance Monitor has too many advanced features to describe here. Its primary function is breaking CPU usage into multiple categories per process and tracking it over time for advanced troubleshooting.
Find More Ways to Boost Your CPU
CPUs are designed to run safely at 100% CPU utilization. However, these situations can also impact the performance of high-intensity games and applications. Learning how to fix high CPU usage can resolve some of the most common problems.
However, not all CPU issues require software fixes. Your CPU may simply be unable to keep up with the games or applications you’re asking it to run.
This means it may be time for an upgrade. The latest Intel® CPUs deliver performance boosts for gamers and creative professionals alike. The 13th Gen Intel Core Processor Family incorporates high-speed Performance-cores and scalable Efficient-cores onto a single processor, providing distraction-free performance for the most demanding games and creative applications.
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Next gen support. Enhanced overclocking. Revolutionary hybrid design. 13th Gen Intel® Core™ desktop processors are here.
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How to Fix: High CPU Usage with Firefox browser?
- by Sadique H
- January 18, 2023
High CPU usage in the Firefox browser is mainly due to the parsing of heavy website elements and background processes. It can be fixed by tweaking browser configuration and avoiding using many third-party add-ons running in the background. You can also clear the cache and adjust the Firewall settings.
Firefox is often regarded as the epitome of a secure browsing experience. Likewise, it also boasts a plethora of helpful feature sets, which, more often than not, checkmarks all the essential prerequisites for the end-user.
Whether on the customization front or efficient tab management , there’s much to look forward to. Moreover, it doesn’t hog too many system resources compared to its Chrome counterpart . Or so I thought.
Upon recently switching to Firefox, I noticed my PC’s performance was constantly declining. Upon investigating it further via Windows Task Manager , the Firefox browser turned out to be the primary culprit. It was exhausting more than expected RAM and other related resources.
Moreover, it wasn’t a one-off case either. Many concerned users have posted the same query across various Mozilla Support Forums . If you are also on the same page and facing high CPU usage issues with the Firefox browser, this guide shall help you.
Try out the Basic Fixes
Before moving on to the slightly advanced fixes, let’s start with some fundamental ones known to rectify the underlying issue more often than not. In this regard:
- The first fix calls for quitting and then restarting Firefox . Make sure to save all the opened tabs before doing so.
- Likewise, it is also recommended that you properly shut down your PC (no sleep or hibernation) and then restart it. Once it boots up, launch the browser and see if the high CPU usage has been fixed.
These were the most basic fixes that often resolved the temporary CPU fluctuation. If this doesn’t help, you can follow along with the advanced troubleshooter.
Boot Firefox to Safe Mode
When you boot the browser to Safe mode, it will disable all the third-party add-ons , themes, and extensions. So if the browser performs along the expected lines in this mode, then the extensive resource consumption could be attributed to any of these add-ons. Hence it would be best if you consider disabling it.
Here are the steps to boot Firefox in Safe Mode with disabled add-ons :
- Launch the Mozilla Firefox browser
- This will launch the browser in Safe Mode .
Check how it is performing now. If you notice considerable improvement, boot the browser back to normal mode and uninstall the recently installed extensions , one at a time, until the performance issue is rectified.
While third-party add-ons add more features to the browser, they could well cause a few issues. In those cases, removing them and looking for alternatives is best.
Use Strict Tracking Protection
Firefox has three levels of tracking protection : Standard, Strict, and Custom. The Strict one is known to block most of the trackers, cookies, and contents across various sites. This, in turn, might also speed up the loading time of various sites. So you could consider enabling it.
Here are the steps to enable Strict privacy in the Firefox browser :
- Launch the Firefox browser on a computer.
- Switch to the Privacy and Security section from the left menu bar.
- Now check and see if it gives out any favorable results.
One of the most significant drawbacks of the Strict Mode is that its heavy protection mechanism could break some websites and their contents. So you might have to brace yourself for this tradeoff.
Enable Hardware Acceleration
Firefox uses your PC’s primary process when dealing with graphics-intensive components. However, other apps might not be able to make optimal usage of the RAM and hence could slow down the entire PC. Therefore, consider instructing the browser to use the PC’s graphics processor rather than the main one.
Here are the steps to enable hardware acceleration in Firefox computer :
- Scroll to the Performance section under the General tab.
- Enable the Use hardware acceleration when available option.
See if it manages to fix the high CPU usage issue of Firefox. The hardware acceleration feature depends on the graphics processor. Hence a weaker chipset might not give out a preferable mileage.
Decrease Content Process Limit
By default, Firefox allocates the maximum available content process (which is 8). This makes it easier for the browser to deal with multiple opened tabs at once. But on the flip side, it also leads to more RAM consumption. Hence you could consider decreasing its value for optimum RAM usage.
Here are the steps to reduce the content process limit in Firefox :
- Uncheck the Use recommended performance settings option. This shall bring up the Content process limit drop-down menu.
Restart Firefox and then check whether the high CPU usage issue has been settled. Decreasing the content process limit might give you a hard time dealing with multiple tabs simultaneously. So consider keeping the number of opened tabs to a lower level.
Delete content-prefs.sqlite file
The content-prefs.sqlite file beholds data related to the user profiles. But if any bit of data gets corrupted, it could harm the browser’s overall performance. So it is recommended to delete this file and let Firefox automatically create its new instance.
Here are the steps to delete the firefox profile with content-prefs.sqlite :
Once done, restart the browser and see if the resource consumption has been minimized. Upon deleting the above file, you might notice some settings not synced with your preferences. So make sure to set it accordingly.
Refresh Firefox (Reset)
If none of the abovementioned methods gave favorable results, it’s time to reset the browser’s default state.
Note: Firefox Reset will remove all the third-party add-ons and customizations you made to the browser. However, your data ( bookmarks, passwords, etc.) will stay safe.
Here are the steps to reset and refresh the Firefox browser on your computer :
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Upon carrying out these steps, you will lose all the installed extensions and configurations you made to the browser. However, if it ends up fixing the issue, then it’s worth the effort. I just checked if this has fixed the high CPU usage.
Bottom Line: Firefox’s High CPU Usage
So this was all from this guide; you could fix the high CPU usage issue with the Firefox browser. We have shared seven different fixes that could help you rectify high CPU usage in the Firefox browser.
Installing some third-party extensions kept the browser’s processes up and running all the time, leading to high resource consumption. So on booting the browser to Safe Mode, I could identify that the culprit was these add-ons.
Hence upon removing the recently installed extensions, the CPU usage was back along the expected lines.
If none of the above fixes work for you, then switching to an alternative browser for your computer is better. We have already listed the best browser for Windows and macOS .
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4 thoughts on “How to Fix: High CPU Usage with Firefox browser?”
Firefox Version 90 – et al….It’s becoming a part time job, Firefox work-arounds….
In the interim, I did a simple .bat that I use every time I exit Firefox. It immediately kills the 9-12 hoggy processes that keep running long after you exit the browser. I’ve had no mal-effect from using this. The browser opens/operates rapidly and predictably afterward. Also this immediately frees up my resources so that I can…jee.. actually USE my computer after a session on Firefox.
To make your own: 1. Open Notepad & type or copy/paste from here: taskkill /F /IM firefox.exe 2. Save it as the default .txt file with any name that is meaningful to you… “Parasite.txt” whatever… Locate this file you just saved, right click and select “rename.” Change the file extension (last three characters) from “.txt” to .bat. – if you want to get swoopy, create an icon for this (right click) and put it on your desktop for handy access.
To use: Every time you close Firefox, double click on either the .bat file you created or your swoopy icon. It assassinates all of the active and running Firefox.exe processes in a blink.
I was trying to diagnose issues with Windows and a laptop that had freezing issues. So I installed Ubuntu 22.04LTS. When running Firefox or Edge browser I experienced strange spikes with CPU. Although the spikes would affect one core at a time or move from a virtual core to a logical core. At first I thought maybe it was due to fractional scaling, so I went back to 100% scale. Still saw random 100% spikes with cores and fan would max out. Temps would go from 40c to 80c in an instant. I tried re-applying thermal paste which reduced idle temps from 40c to 35c so I knew it was effective. Mind you this is only a 10th gen. Core i3 10110u dual core CPU. After awhile I noticed the spikes also was causing the laptop to freeze up as well. Telling me, there was some serious heat issues.
Hi John, is your system running on the SSD or HDD? Generally, the mechanical HDD has a major effect on the system’s performance, causing the over usage of CPU for minimal activity. SSD makes the overall system smooth and irons out all the CPU-related issues.
I tried all of the steps outlined above, including “Refresh Firefox”. They may have mitigated the performance issue but Firefox is still a CPU hog, even when not accessing the web at all and without any tabs open (except for the default home page).
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