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Browser is stuck in full screen mode, restarting doesn't help.

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I entered Full Screen mode on a website and now cannot get out of it. Restarting my computer doesn't help. Problem only exists when using Firefox, not other browsers. Firefox continues to open in Full Screen everytime I open it, and I have to restart in order to use another browser.

I entered Full Screen mode on a website and now cannot get out of it. Restarting my computer doesn't help. Problem only exists when using Firefox, not other browsers. Firefox continues to open in Full Screen everytime I open it, and I have to restart in order to use another browser.

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Try to rename (or delete) the xulstore.json file in the Firefox profile folder.

You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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Chosen Solution

Try to rename (or delete) the xulstore.json file in the Firefox profile folder.

You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder: