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Launching FF Dev pinned to taskbar does not open into chosen profile

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1. windows10 run "firefox.exe -p" 2. select target profile NOT FF default 3. make selection open automatically 4. open FF to target profile 5. pin window to taskbar 6. close FF 7. click pinned icon in taskbar EXPECTED: FF opens to same target profile it was closed in ACTUAL: FF opens to FF default profile

1. windows10 run "firefox.exe -p" 2. select target profile NOT FF default 3. make selection open automatically 4. open FF to target profile 5. pin window to taskbar 6. close FF 7. click pinned icon in taskbar EXPECTED: FF opens to same target profile it was closed in ACTUAL: FF opens to FF default profile

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The Developer Edition can be set to open with its own profile. If you want to open DE with another profile then you need to disable this feature.

  • Options/Preferences -> General -> Startup
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Suluhisho teule

The Developer Edition can be set to open with its own profile. If you want to open DE with another profile then you need to disable this feature.

  • Options/Preferences -> General -> Startup
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I should be more clear, every time i say FF in my post i mean FFdev. the command is actually "C:/ProgramFiles/FirefoxDevEdition/firefox.exe -p"

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I have a file named ignore-dev-edition-profile to prevent DE from opening with the default developer profile by removing the checkmark I mentioned above.

What is the current startup setting if you check this in "Options/Preferences -> General" ?

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Youre right, got it