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browser stays minimized

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21oliver
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All of a sudden today everytime I open firefox it stays minimized and I cant expand it. Ive done virus scans and checked all the similar posts on the web to no avail. Ive rebooted, re-installed, closed it out in task manager etc... it still continuously opens minimized...

All of a sudden today everytime I open firefox it stays minimized and I cant expand it. Ive done virus scans and checked all the similar posts on the web to no avail. Ive rebooted, re-installed, closed it out in task manager etc... it still continuously opens minimized...

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Sometimes this indicates that Firefox's window is off the screen to one side. For that problem, could you try the steps in the following thread and see whether they help:

opens off monitor screen

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Sometimes this indicates that Firefox's window is off the screen to one side. For that problem, could you try the steps in the following thread and see whether they help:

opens off monitor screen

21oliver
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You were right on the money! I didn't even think of that... TY