Firefox crashing and unable to open start menu
Hi there,
Firefox suddenly crashed on my laptop earlier today, I sent an error report and tried to reopen Firefox but it crashed again straight away. When I try to open the Start menu it does not respond, same with when I try to open Microsoft Edge. If I try to open Settings the box will open but then immediately crash. I can open Documents, File Explorer, Word and Acrobat, they seem to be unaffected. I have tried turning off and on and restarting with no success. I can open Firefox in safe mode but if I then try to open a new page it crashes. I've run a Norton check and no viruses were detected.
I followed the instructions for finding submitted Crash Reports and the Crash ID is bp-a4997142-2eba-4cbd-ba43-b64f80200907.
I was just using the laptop for work using sites I commonly use. I did download a new version of iTunes and iCloud this morning, not sure if this would have affected it.
I'd be grateful if anyone can help me or provide any advice.
Thanks
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Product Firefox Release Channel release Version 80.0.1 Build ID 20200831163820 (2020-08-31) Buildhub data OS Windows 10 OS Version 10.0.19041
bp-a4997142-2eba-4cbd-ba43-b64f80200907 Signature: CallerIdentity::GetProcessTypeFromWindow
Crash Reason EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION_WRITE
IPSEng64.dll = Symantec Intrusion Detection
Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link}
A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?