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Firefox does not enable add-ons automatically, have to re-enable after every start up

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djr16742
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Have installed latest Firefox which all seems ok. Existing add-ons now need to be individually enabled every time Firefox starts, will not enable automatically as before

Have installed latest Firefox which all seems ok. Existing add-ons now need to be individually enabled every time Firefox starts, will not enable automatically as before

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MarcosFreire
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Just got back to using Firefox (with 8). Have the same problem. It is a pain.

harvissa
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I have had this problem for a long time and inadvertently solved it. My A-V was Bitdefender, and that was expiring, so I removed it and installed Avira for the time being. Now my Firefox works fine and I no longer have to install my add-ons every time I load Firefox. My problem must have been that Bitdefender blocked the add-ons. I suggest you check whether your anti-virus protection is doing the same!