This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Əgər kömək lazımdırsa lütfən yeni sual verin.

settings window won't display

andrew.dingwall
andrew.dingwall
more options

I'm in the process of setting up a macbook pro running macos Ventura 13.1.

I downloaded and installed firefox version 108.0.1 for macos. When I click on Firefox->settings, no window is displayed. I noticed that an entry for a settings window is added to the list of windows under the Window meu. But when I click on that entry a tick appears alongside the entry but the window itself doesn't display.

If I close all other windows, then exit firefox, then restart firefox, no windows are displayed. The single entry for settings is still in the list of windows under the Window menu and has a tick next to it, but the window won't display.

I've tried rebooting the machine and downloading/re-installing the firefox app, but that makes no difference - whatever I try, I cannot get the settings window to display.

What am I missing?

I'm in the process of setting up a macbook pro running macos Ventura 13.1. I downloaded and installed firefox version 108.0.1 for macos. When I click on Firefox->settings, no window is displayed. I noticed that an entry for a settings window is added to the list of windows under the Window meu. But when I click on that entry a tick appears alongside the entry but the window itself doesn't display. If I close all other windows, then exit firefox, then restart firefox, no windows are displayed. The single entry for settings is still in the list of windows under the Window menu and has a tick next to it, but the window won't display. I've tried rebooting the machine and downloading/re-installing the firefox app, but that makes no difference - whatever I try, I cannot get the settings window to display. What am I missing?

All Replies (4)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

A diamond in the Windows list means that the window is minimized. Can you reach this Settings window via (Shift) "Command + ~" (Tilde) or possibly backtick (`) ?

andrew.dingwall
andrew.dingwall Question owner
more options

Hi cor-el,

I said "... a tick appears ..." and "... has a tick next to it". I don't think I mentioned a diamond.

Whatever .. I tried using shift+command+tilde when the entry for the settings window was marked with a tick, but the settings window wouldn't display.

willjoe24421
willjoe24421
more options

Click the Start icon, type Settings, and select the app from the list. Right-click the Start icon and select Settings from the menu. Press the Windows and I keys together simultaneously. Press the Windows and R keys together simultaneously to open a run box and type ms-settings: and press the OK button

Regards, Will

andrew.dingwall
andrew.dingwall Question owner
more options

Hi Will,

I said: "... a macbook pro running macos Ventura 13.1".

So: no Start icon, no Windows key and no ms-settings. Not sure what the equivalent of these would be on MacOS.


regards andrew