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Firefox still shows all possible options in context menu

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When I select text on a web site and right-click, I get a context menu with roughly 50 options.

Some earlier, archived posts have addressed one cause of this -- extensions -- but disabling my extensions and rebooting has not worked for me. I still get the 50-options context menu.

Here are the earlier posts: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/955270 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/951383

When I select text on a web site and right-click, I get a context menu with roughly 50 options. Some earlier, archived posts have addressed one cause of this -- extensions -- but disabling my extensions and rebooting has not worked for me. I still get the 50-options context menu. Here are the earlier posts: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/955270 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/951383

Chosen solution

Do a clean reinstall and delete the Firefox program before (re)installing a fresh copy of the current Firefox release.

Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.

If possible uninstall your current Firefox version to cleanup the Windows registry and settings in security software.

  • Do NOT remove "personal data" when you uninstall your current Firefox version, because this will remove all profile folders and you lose personal data like bookmarks and passwords including data in profiles created by other Firefox versions.

Remove the Firefox program before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.

  • (32 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\"
  • (64 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\"

Your bookmarks and other personal data are stored in the Firefox profile folder and won't be affected by an uninstall and (re)install, but make sure that "remove personal data" is NOT selected when you uninstall Firefox.

If you keep having problems then also create a new profile.


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Chosen Solution

Do a clean reinstall and delete the Firefox program before (re)installing a fresh copy of the current Firefox release.

Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.

If possible uninstall your current Firefox version to cleanup the Windows registry and settings in security software.

  • Do NOT remove "personal data" when you uninstall your current Firefox version, because this will remove all profile folders and you lose personal data like bookmarks and passwords including data in profiles created by other Firefox versions.

Remove the Firefox program before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.

  • (32 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\"
  • (64 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\"

Your bookmarks and other personal data are stored in the Firefox profile folder and won't be affected by an uninstall and (re)install, but make sure that "remove personal data" is NOT selected when you uninstall Firefox.

If you keep having problems then also create a new profile.