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How to reinstall my minimize tab

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Elizabethamckinley
Elizabethamckinley
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When all my pages open,(even Firefox) I no longer have the option to minimize a page I am on. Only the X in the right hand top corner is visible. What has happened to my minimize function? Also, our entire front page on our PC is completely configured. How do we return to our original front page?

When all my pages open,(even Firefox) I no longer have the option to minimize a page I am on. Only the X in the right hand top corner is visible. What has happened to my minimize function? Also, our entire front page on our PC is completely configured. How do we return to our original front page?

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FredMcD
FredMcD
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} by holding down the <Shift> (Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox.

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?

Murphy
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Elizabethamckinley said

When all my pages open,(even Firefox) I no longer have the option to minimize a page I am on. Only the X in the right hand top corner is visible. What has happened to my minimize function?

Hi Elizabethamckinley,

Could it be that you're in Tablet Mode instead of Desktop Mode  ?

You can check Windows Settings to make sure ...... and if you are in Tablet Mode, change the setting to Desktop Mode.

Then those minimize and maximize buttons should be back.

Also, our entire front page on our PC is completely configured. How do we return to our original front page?

When you say 'front page', do you mean the home page, new tab page or some other page  ?