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Firefox not closing

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When exiting Firefox I get a message saying you need to close firefox yet I have already exited the application. If I shut down the PC and get back in, Firefox allows me to get back in. If I don't shut down I keep getting the message and cannot get back into Firefox. I have a Dell Inspiron running Vista

When exiting Firefox I get a message saying you need to close firefox yet I have already exited the application. If I shut down the PC and get back in, Firefox allows me to get back in. If I don't shut down I keep getting the message and cannot get back into Firefox. I have a Dell Inspiron running Vista

Keazen oplossing

Hi,

Please try quitting Firefox via File (Alt + F) > Exit or click the Firefox button on the top left and Exit and wait a few seconds. Some audio/video plugins or add-ons may delay the process by a few seconds more. Also after quitting Firefox, try opening the Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc), click the Processes tab and right-click plugincontainer.exe and End Task and see if it helps.

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Useful links:

All about Tools > Options

Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config

about:config Entries

Page Info Tools (Alt + T) > Page Info, Right-click > View Page Info

Keyboard Shortcuts

Viewing Video without Plugins

Firefox Profile Folder & Files

Firefox Commands

Basic Troubleshooting

After Upgrading

Safe Mode

Problematic Extensions

Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes

Troubleshooting Plugins

Testing Plugins

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Keazen oplossing

Hi,

Please try quitting Firefox via File (Alt + F) > Exit or click the Firefox button on the top left and Exit and wait a few seconds. Some audio/video plugins or add-ons may delay the process by a few seconds more. Also after quitting Firefox, try opening the Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc), click the Processes tab and right-click plugincontainer.exe and End Task and see if it helps.

...............................................................................................................................

Useful links:

All about Tools > Options

Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config

about:config Entries

Page Info Tools (Alt + T) > Page Info, Right-click > View Page Info

Keyboard Shortcuts

Viewing Video without Plugins

Firefox Profile Folder & Files

Firefox Commands

Basic Troubleshooting

After Upgrading

Safe Mode

Problematic Extensions

Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes

Troubleshooting Plugins

Testing Plugins

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Worked like a charm. thank you

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You are welcome :)

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I recently experienced the same problem and determined it was my skype add on that was doing this. I disabled the add on and now it works fine.