Is there a way to turn off Thread Watcher?

When it loads, it freezes up everything on my computer for a few long seconds. I'm using Firefox, btw. Anyone else experiencing this problem?

• MAKE IT STOP! PLEASE, MAKE IT STOP!!

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• No problem here however you can turn it off via the "settings" feature on the left side of the screen.

• R2, I think that setting is just for scrolling, that is, whether the thread watcher stays at the top of your screen as you scroll down or not.

• [quote]I'm using Firefox, btw. These words appear in 98% of all web problem threads.

  Chrome

• How can I make Thread Watcher show all recent threads? Mine displays only those I've contributed to.

• Firefox was a nightmare for me. I switched to Chrome and it's been clear sailing.

• You probably have too many threads in your thread watcher. Run CCleaner to start over with a empty thread watcher or unstar some of the threads.

• Firefox is not a problem for me. Keep it current.

• Many more than a dozen or so watched threads can gum things up when DL grinds slowly.

• What R7 and R9 said. Just un-star most of the watched threads.