Tabs react slow when clicked on and often open in a new window

When switching to another tab in the same window Firefox will often not respond for several seconds. Sometimes it just opens the tab I clicked on in a whole new window, this will make Firefox not respond for several seconds. This happens very often, even when there is low cpu usage.

Go to Tools->Options->Apps
Here you should see two columns: Content Type on the left, Actions on the right.
Find and select excel spreadsheet or any other content type in the left column. There should be a corresponding action in the right column. What is it? You can use the drop-down list to select the option you want:
Always Ask - Firefox will ask each time: What do you want to do with this file?
Save file - Firefox will save this file to your computer
Use - Firefox will give this file to the program to open it
In case of saving, Firefox will either prompt you every time where you want the file to be saved, or save it to the default location. It depends on the preference in
Tools->Options->General->Download

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