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multiple browsers open

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rickystratt
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I'm really curious why, when I check my computer's performance in the Task Manager (Windows 10) it shows multiple firefox browsers open, sometimes as many as 7 or 8?

I'm really curious why, when I check my computer's performance in the Task Manager (Windows 10) it shows multiple firefox browsers open, sometimes as many as 7 or 8?

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FredMcD
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More than one process is normal for the current Firefox. http://www.ghacks.net/2016/07/22/multi-process-firefox/

Multi-process Firefox is codenamed "e10s". https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/multiprocess