How Do I Fix Mozilla Firefox Not Loading Pages

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The web browser can face numerous problems while loading the web page. Similarly, the Mozilla Firefox not loading pages are one of the common issue which can be fixed in a very easy way. Most of the loading page issues are caused due to browser cache, network connectivity and conflicting addons or extensions. Sometimes its even that easy that one you restart the browser, the very next time your issue will get resolved.

Firefox is one of the very known brand in terms of browsing which provides you with the best experience of safe and secure browsing. One should not look further than its enhanced tracking protection, which further strengthens its presence in the privacy domain.

Recently i was trying to get access to one of the activated and working website of my own but when i entered the url in the browser, it refused to load it. Attributing to its site’s back-end issues. Once again i tried opening another website and the same issue popped-up again.

Then it turned out that the websites were functioning quite good enough but it was some underlying issues with the browser itself. Well it is not one of problem ...
... either, many users earlier also have encountered the same issues.

While some of them get “Problem Loading Page” notification, others get “Connection Has Been Lost Error”.

If you are on the same page then this guide is here to help you out. Now, read this blog till the end to know more about the same issue. Given here are various methods to fix the firefox not loading pages.

Contents:
Check Network Connection
Clear Cache And Cookies. Disable extensions
Disable DNS Prefetching
Opt For Standard Tracking Protection
Re-install Firefox
Check Network Connection
This seems little silly to talk about this but you must count it along the obvious lines, As if your internet connectivity will not be working then the browser would not be able to load any pages whatsoever. So, always check your internet connectivity first before moving on to some other method.

Clear Cache And Cookies
Sometimes the browser’s stored files get corrupted die to some of the reasons. So, in that case one must delete all those temporary files for the smooth functioning of the system. This could be done as follows:

1. Open the firefox browser in PC.

2. Press ctrl + shift + delete shortcut keys to open the clear data dialog box.

3. Enable checkbox for browsing and download history, cookies and cache options.

4. Select today under time range to clear.

5. Press OK button and wait for the process to complete.

Once done retry accessing the page and check if it fixes the firefox not loading pages issue.

Deleting temporary data might cost you some delay in loading pages then regular and might also sign you out from the websites you once signed in. But all these things will be on temporary basis. By the time things will get normal once the site data gets re-populated.

Disable Extensions
Third party add-ons especially related to that of javascipts or changing in-page elements have been notorious in breaking page components which later results in their inability to load the pages after taking a lot of time.

If you need a little more assistance then start the browser in safe mode. This will verify if this will indeed be the case this time. Doing so shall disable the extensions and you may then act accordingly.

1. Launch the mozilla firefox browser.

2. Click on the top right menu.

3. Select on Help > Troubleshoot Mode option.

4. Click Restart in the confirmation dialog box.

The browser will now boot to safe mode. If you can access the websites in safe mode then the problem was associated with the third party application.

So, now close the safe mode and boot to the normal mode. Then go to the about addons page and disable all the extensions.

Turn them on one at a time until you can recreate the issue. When that happens, consider uninstalling that issue causing addon from the browser right away. Now, access the desired page and check if the firefox not loading pages issue has been fixed or not.

Extensions tends to add more features to the browser’s normal workflow, then it’s better to maintain a safe distance from them.

Disable DNS Prefetching
What is domain prefetching and how does it help with performance?

A DNS Prefetch is a resource hint to make a DNS lookup for a domain the browser has not yet determined needs to be made. This can improve performance because when the browser does need to make a request for a resource, the DNS lookup for that domain has already occurred.

As, a result the browser would load that website a few seconds faster. However in some instances this prefetch technique could result in the breaking of websites or the loading of incorrect configurations. Hence, it would be best if you considered disabling this feature and then check out the results.

Here Are The Steps To Disable The DNS preteching in firefox
1. Launch mozilla firefox and go to its about:config page in address bar.

2. Click on the accept the risk and continue button.

That’s all friends !

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