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Firefox can't recover after my display driver crashes

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My display driver is garbage, it crashes multiple times a day. It always has (I got this laptop second-hand). I'm used to it. I've tried reinstalling drivers, editing the registry, reinstalling windows, switching browsers, etc etc etc It's fine, I guess I can live with it crashing throughout the day, it flicks back on in a second or two.

HOWEVER, I can not live with it shutting down my browser EVERY TIME. Chrome and IE can recover from this, but apparently Firefox can't. Firefox just goes blank and won't respond- I lose all my pages. Chrome and IE will bounce back with the pages and tabs that were open when the display crapped out on me.

I guess my question is, how do I prevent this from happening? Or can you fix firefox so that it can recover from this? I really hate using chrome. Help me out, firefox

My display driver is garbage, it crashes multiple times a day. It always has (I got this laptop second-hand). I'm used to it. I've tried reinstalling drivers, editing the registry, reinstalling windows, switching browsers, etc etc etc It's fine, I guess I can live with it crashing throughout the day, it flicks back on in a second or two. HOWEVER, I can not live with it shutting down my browser EVERY TIME. Chrome and IE can recover from this, but apparently Firefox can't. Firefox just goes blank and won't respond- I lose all my pages. Chrome and IE will bounce back with the pages and tabs that were open when the display crapped out on me. I guess my question is, how do I prevent this from happening? Or can you fix firefox so that it can recover from this? I really hate using chrome. Help me out, firefox

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FredMcD
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I've called the big guys to help you. Good luck.

cor-el
cor-el
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Did you already disable hardware acceleration in Firefox?

Make sure that you do not run Firefox in permanent Private Browsing mode (Never remember history).

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Firefox will: "Use custom settings for history"
  • Deselect: [ ] "Always use Private Browsing mode"