{"id":1131,"date":"2020-09-02T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2020-09-02T12:08:15","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T19:08:15","slug":"firefox-update-fixes-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/firefox-update-fixes-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefox Update Fixes Crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mozilla&#8217;s developer team has been hard at work updating Firefox after multiple reports of crashes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Named 80.0.1, this update contains the correction of the browser crashing due to a GPU reset. And although these issues first began a few days ago, sources have stated that the GPU issues have occurred several months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/My-Post-5-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1133\" width=\"458\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/My-Post-5-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/My-Post-5-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/My-Post-5-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/My-Post-5-624x327.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/My-Post-5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mozilla.org\/en-US\/firefox\/80.0.1\/releasenotes\/\">Mozilla&#8217;s release note<\/a>, additional fixes included:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fixed a performance regression when encountering new intermediate CA certificates (<a href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/1661543\">bug 1661543<\/a>)<\/li><li>Fixed crashes possibly related to GPU resets (<a href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/1627616\">bug 1627616<\/a>)<\/li><li>Fixed rendering on some sites using WebGL (<a href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/1659225\">bug 1659225<\/a>)<\/li><li>Fixed the zoom-in keyboard shortcut on Japanese language builds (<a href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/1661895\">bug 1661895<\/a>)<\/li><li>Fixed download issues related to extensions and cookies (<a href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/1655190\">bug 1655190<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the browser update is complete on your PC, it&#8217;s recommended you restart Firefox to finalize the changes in it&#8217;s entirety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have Firefox, you can simply download the newest version of Firefox on their website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For help troubleshooting PC issues, call us at&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:1-800-620-5285\">1-800-620-5285<\/a>. &nbsp;Karls Technology is a nationwide computer service company with offices in many major cities. 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