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Yellow Box at the top of my pages.

Apr 22, 2018 11:33AM PDT

I keep getting a yellow box at the top of my web pages stating "A web page is slowing down your browser". I have two options in small boxes. I can click Stop or or Wait. Please help me fix this. It makes my laptop very slow. Thanks.
RDG0312

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Re: yellow box
Apr 22, 2018 11:56AM PDT

Does this happen in all browsers you try (Internet Explorer, Edge if you have Windows 10, Firefox, Chrome, the last 2 are free to download and install), or in only one?
If it's in one browser only, reset that to default settings. The way to do that is different for each browser but since you didn't tell what browser you use, I can't be more specific. Google it or tell more.

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22A+web+page+is+slowing+down+your+browser makes me think you're using Firefox. In that case, before doing anything else, read through the hits. It could very well be that there are better solutions than the general advice I gave above,.

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Browser
Apr 22, 2018 12:01PM PDT

I have been using Firefox for over 10 years.

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Re: Firefox
Apr 22, 2018 12:07PM PDT

Then I trust that the Google search I provided will help you solve this. I didn't have a look at the results. Once you solved it, can you summerize it here?

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Google Search
Apr 22, 2018 12:45PM PDT

Thanks for your help. I will read the articles, and I will post any solutions I find.

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I see this on Groupon pages.
Apr 22, 2018 12:07PM PDT

I don't know what Groupon is doing but it always does this across a few PCs. Read other replies as to what what to try but some sites are just too heavy on scripts today.