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FIREFOX IS COMPLETELY BROKEN

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WHENEVER I TYPE IT"S AS IF I AM ALWAYS HITTING SHIFT> CAPS LOCK IS OFF BUT I CAN ONLY TYPE IN CAPITAL LETTERS> ALSO WHENEVER I OPEN A NEW TAB OR CLICK ON A LINK IT ALWAYS OPENS IT IN A NEW WINDOW> I ALSO CAN NOT SCROLL AND I HAVE TO USE THE SCROLL BAR ON THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN> WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING TO FIREFOX? ALSO WHAT IS TROUBLESHOOT MODE? APPARENTLY IT IS ON BUT IF I TRY TO TURN IT OFF IT CLOSES ALL FIREFOX WINDOWS AND ASKS IF I WANT TO TURN IT OFF> IF I SKIP THAT AND JUST OPEN FIREFOX IT JUST BEHAVES LIKE THIS> IF I TRY TO TURN IT OFF IT SAYS IT IS CLEARING ALL MY EXTENSIONS BUT KEEPING BROWSING HISTORY COOKIES ETC BUT IT DOESN"T EVEN TURN IT OFF> IT JUST GOES BACK TO THE SCREEN ASKING ME IF I WANT TO TURN TROUBLESHOOTING OFF> ALSO THE > SYMBOL IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PERIOD AND QUOTATION MARKS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE APOSTROPHES> LIKE I SAID< WHATEVER I TYPE IS CAPITALIZED< AS IF I AM CONSTANTLY HITTING SHIFT EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT>

WHENEVER I TYPE IT"S AS IF I AM ALWAYS HITTING SHIFT> CAPS LOCK IS OFF BUT I CAN ONLY TYPE IN CAPITAL LETTERS> ALSO WHENEVER I OPEN A NEW TAB OR CLICK ON A LINK IT ALWAYS OPENS IT IN A NEW WINDOW> I ALSO CAN NOT SCROLL AND I HAVE TO USE THE SCROLL BAR ON THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN> WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING TO FIREFOX? ALSO WHAT IS TROUBLESHOOT MODE? APPARENTLY IT IS ON BUT IF I TRY TO TURN IT OFF IT CLOSES ALL FIREFOX WINDOWS AND ASKS IF I WANT TO TURN IT OFF> IF I SKIP THAT AND JUST OPEN FIREFOX IT JUST BEHAVES LIKE THIS> IF I TRY TO TURN IT OFF IT SAYS IT IS CLEARING ALL MY EXTENSIONS BUT KEEPING BROWSING HISTORY COOKIES ETC BUT IT DOESN"T EVEN TURN IT OFF> IT JUST GOES BACK TO THE SCREEN ASKING ME IF I WANT TO TURN TROUBLESHOOTING OFF> ALSO THE > SYMBOL IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PERIOD AND QUOTATION MARKS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE APOSTROPHES> LIKE I SAID< WHATEVER I TYPE IS CAPITALIZED< AS IF I AM CONSTANTLY HITTING SHIFT EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT>

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You need to get out of troubleshoot mode and that may fix the other issues. See the article below.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-stuck-troubleshoot-mode