FA+
Shop
Twitter Issues.
6 years ago
"Call Twilight Sparkle... shit's about to get magical!"
So, I think Twitter dislikes me for some reason. Not like I'm hated or anything, but I seems to be having some technical issues with it.
So, here's the issues I've been having. Bear in mind I use Firefox browsing Twitter.
Usually, when there is a video on someone's Twitter, I'll just be scrolling by and suddenly Firefox will stop responding. Sometimes, it'll take a sec, but eventually it will start going again and I'll be on my way. However, sometimes, I have to X out of my browser and reopen because it just refuses to respond.
The next issue is sometimes, my laptop will just freeze and I have to hard shut down and restart. I have no idea why this happens, but it doesn't seem to damage anything. I've never gotten a crash message or BSOD out of it (thank god for that). This happens with autoplay videos or by just browsing.
Lastly, a similar situation to the last one will happen, but my monitor will just shut off and then turn back on. I get a message saying "Display driver has stopped working and has recovered." Again, everything goes back to working properly.
Remember, all this is on TWITTER ONLY. I have no other issues on any other site. Also, this randomly happens too. Sometimes, I can browse without a hitch, but other times... yeah.
If anyone can tell me what's causing these to happen, I'd greatly appreciate it.
So, here's the issues I've been having. Bear in mind I use Firefox browsing Twitter.
Usually, when there is a video on someone's Twitter, I'll just be scrolling by and suddenly Firefox will stop responding. Sometimes, it'll take a sec, but eventually it will start going again and I'll be on my way. However, sometimes, I have to X out of my browser and reopen because it just refuses to respond.
The next issue is sometimes, my laptop will just freeze and I have to hard shut down and restart. I have no idea why this happens, but it doesn't seem to damage anything. I've never gotten a crash message or BSOD out of it (thank god for that). This happens with autoplay videos or by just browsing.
Lastly, a similar situation to the last one will happen, but my monitor will just shut off and then turn back on. I get a message saying "Display driver has stopped working and has recovered." Again, everything goes back to working properly.
Remember, all this is on TWITTER ONLY. I have no other issues on any other site. Also, this randomly happens too. Sometimes, I can browse without a hitch, but other times... yeah.
If anyone can tell me what's causing these to happen, I'd greatly appreciate it.
1. You may have corrupted/infected files.
Corruption can happen after either an update, new files were installed, too many cookies or worse case a HDD that is going bad. Try cleaning cookies out first.
2. Your GPU is going bad.
This just happens from use. Heat, power surges, could be anything.
3. You need a new drive.
I've seen way too many HDD's fail recently because of how cheap they are. If you want to check this, open CMD from the start menu (as administrator) and type CHKDSK. It'll pop up errors when it's time for a new one.
4. RAM is having issues.
Sometimes RAM can slip out, and you just need to put it back in. Worse case scenario, it corroded and you need new ones. I've seen that as well.
5. Your PSU is not strong enough.
This can be from 2 different things. Either you have too much plugged into your computer at once, or your PSU is dying. There's not really a lot of ways you can test this besides getting a more powerful PSU.
Hope this helps.
My solution was to just use a different browser.
Scroll down to the Performance section
Uncheck 'Use hardware acceleration when available'
EDIT: Never mind. I just need to uncheck that.