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Multiprocess Firefox, also known as "Electrolysis" or "e10s", offers a major improvement to your browsing experience by separating Web content and Firefox UI processes. This means when a web page is consuming a large part of your computer’s processing power, your tabs, buttons and menus won’t lock up.
Multiprocess Firefox, also known as "Electrolysis" (often shorted as "e10s"), offers a major improvement to your browsing experience by separating Web content and Firefox UI processes. This means when a web page is consuming a large part of your computer’s processing power, your tabs, buttons and menus won’t lock up.


The initial roll-out is happening in Firefox 48 on August 2, 2016. To learn more, head over to the Electrolysis [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis wiki page] or [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Multiprocess_Firefox/Motivation MDN].
The initial roll-out is happening in Firefox 48 on August 2, 2016. To learn more, head over to the Electrolysis [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis wiki page] or [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Firefox/Multiprocess_Firefox/Motivation MDN].


To learn more about extension compatibility in multiprocess Firefox, [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/Working_with_multiprocess_Firefox click here].
To learn more about extension compatibility in multiprocess Firefox, [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/Working_with_multiprocess_Firefox click here].