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When closing any single tab exits firefox entirely why? just started happing

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Richcougar
Richcougar
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Just rebooted system (Windows PC) on return from holiday.

When closing ant tab instead of that single tab being closed, Firefox closes completely even though I have not touched the main "X" how can I reset or resolve this issue?

Rich.

Just rebooted system (Windows PC) on return from holiday. When closing ant tab instead of that single tab being closed, Firefox closes completely even though I have not touched the main "X" how can I reset or resolve this issue? Rich.

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karingK
karingK
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When that happened to me, I just started opening a new tab first, then closed the other window and moved on to whatever else I wanted to do.

alan_r
alan_r
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Courtesy jscher2000 - 

< (1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.

(2) In the search box above the list, type or paste "tabs" and pause while the list is filtered

(3) Double-click the browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab preference to switch its value from true to false.

Press Ctrl+n to open a new tab, then Ctrl+w to close the tab. Helpful? >

FredMcD
FredMcD
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If you still have issues, try to start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} to see if Firefox works properly with no error?