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Why can firefox beta, aurora, and nightly open in windows 8.1 desktop mode but not app mode?

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The applications will launch in desktop mode but not in a windows 8.1 app I am hoping for help with this I have tried everything to fix crashing or slowness and have reinstalled the program in aurora nightly or even firefox beta forms. Help!

The applications will launch in desktop mode but not in a windows 8.1 app I am hoping for help with this I have tried everything to fix crashing or slowness and have reinstalled the program in aurora nightly or even firefox beta forms. Help!

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Hi!

You may want to take a look at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-do-i-install-firefox-windows-8-touch

I would assume the options to switch into it would be the same. I can't confirm though since I don't run Windows 8.

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I have done this already but the app launches and just pops right back up to the start menu