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;What happens when a plugin crashes in Firefox with crash protection? | ;What happens when a plugin crashes in Firefox with crash protection? | ||
:When a plugin crashes or freezes while using Firefox with crash protection, the browser will stay running while the portions of websites controlled by the plugin will be disabled. The plugin content can be restarted by refreshing the page. | :When a plugin crashes or freezes while using Firefox with crash protection, the browser will stay running while the portions of websites controlled by the plugin will be disabled. The plugin content can be restarted by refreshing the page. | ||
;What is the difference between a crash and a freeze? | |||
:A crash is when a plugin unexpectedly stops running and terminates. A freeze is when a plugin stops responding, and can no longer be interacted with by a user. Firefox waits 30 seconds before terminating a frozen plugin with the crash protection feature (this default used to be 10 seconds). | |||
;How many Firefox crashes are caused by plugins? | ;How many Firefox crashes are caused by plugins? | ||
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:Crash protection will not be made available for older versions of Firefox. All Firefox users are highly encouraged to upgrade to the latest version of Firefox for free by visiting [http://www.firefox.com www.firefox.com] or by using the "Check for Updates" function in the Help menu. | :Crash protection will not be made available for older versions of Firefox. All Firefox users are highly encouraged to upgrade to the latest version of Firefox for free by visiting [http://www.firefox.com www.firefox.com] or by using the "Check for Updates" function in the Help menu. | ||
;Firefox crash protection is a new capability - why | ;Firefox crash protection is a new capability - why was it added to a security and stability update? | ||
:Mozilla is always looking for more ways to bring users valuable features and improvements as quickly as possible. Crash protection offers significant stability enhancements, and product drivers wanted to make it available to Firefox users as soon as possible. | :Mozilla is always looking for more ways to bring users valuable features and improvements as quickly as possible. Crash protection offers significant stability enhancements, and product drivers wanted to make it available to Firefox users as soon as possible. | ||