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Firefox loses all preferences and configurations after computer restarts

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Every time I restart my laptop, Firefox loses all preferences and configurations whenever I reboot my laptop.

When I open Firefox after restarting my laptop, it acts as it's not connected to the internet, and won't load any pages, it just keeps loading indefinitely.

It's still connected to my Mozilla Account, but Sync is turned off, and all configurations and customization seem to be reset to default.

To fix the "connection" issue, I go to Menu > Help > More troubleshooting information and select the Refresh Firefox... button.

After that, I can go and activate the Sync option again, which will get all my bookmarks, extensions, etc.

Finally, I go to about:config and change the value of browser.uiCustomization.state to set my toolbar customization as I normally use.

I've tried reinstalling Firefox, removing all Mozilla-related files and folders, removed registry entries, but nothing worked...

I really enjoy Firefox, but this is too much of a headache... This is my last attempt to solve this issue, or I'll be forced to switch to another browser... At this point, even Internet Explorer will do



Firefox v131.0.3 running on a x64 Windows 11

Every time I restart my laptop, Firefox loses all preferences and configurations whenever I reboot my laptop. When I open Firefox after restarting my laptop, it acts as it's not connected to the internet, and won't load any pages, it just keeps loading indefinitely. It's still connected to my Mozilla Account, but Sync is turned off, and all configurations and customization seem to be reset to default. To fix the "connection" issue, I go to '''Menu > Help > More troubleshooting information''' and select the '''Refresh Firefox...''' button. After that, I can go and activate the Sync option again, which will get all my bookmarks, extensions, etc. Finally, I go to '''about:config''' and change the value of '''browser.uiCustomization.state''' to set my toolbar customization as I normally use. I've tried reinstalling Firefox, removing all Mozilla-related files and folders, removed registry entries, but nothing worked... I really enjoy Firefox, but this is too much of a headache... This is my last attempt to solve this issue, or I'll be forced to switch to another browser... At this point, even Internet Explorer will do ----- Firefox v131.0.3 running on a x64 Windows 11

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