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I can download the newest version of Firefox. However it will not allow me to click a url and open in new tab. There is only a flash of the tab but dosen't open. The only version of Firefox that works is version is 52.9 64bit.

I can download the newest version of Firefox. However it will not allow me to click a url and open in new tab. There is only a flash of the tab but dosen't open. The only version of Firefox that works is version is 52.9 64bit.

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Have you already tried everything mentioned in your earlier threads?

Firefox does not immediately close tabs after opening, except when the link is a download. For normal web pages, the #1 suspect for closing the tab would be an overly aggressive popup blocking feature of an add-on, or a malicious add-on.

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Have you already tried everything mentioned in your earlier threads?

Firefox does not immediately close tabs after opening, except when the link is a download. For normal web pages, the #1 suspect for closing the tab would be an overly aggressive popup blocking feature of an add-on, or a malicious add-on.