Firefox and YouTube, video resets at 0:00 infinitely. Too many processes running.

cj65 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:37:06 GMT

I'm running Windows 10 (I REFUSE to be forced to 11) and Firefox on automatic updates.
I've been having problems with youtube connection intermittently for a while, but now it's suddenly gotten worse, with many videos resetting back to 0:00 in an infinite loop, so I never see any of the video.

It doesn't happen with any other browser.

I am also seeing that Firefox is leaving orphan processes open after all instances of Firefox are closed.

I can sometimes "fix" the problem temporarily by guessing which of the eleven or more Firefox processes that are open when I have only ONE Firefox instance open. Good luck with that gamble!

Firefox has had problems with orphaned processes for a LONG time, and this is even worse.

FIX IT. If it won't work I can't use it. I'd rather shoot myself in the foot than go Chrome but I just took off my shoe and bought a roll of gauze. Don't make me take the next (limping) step.

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