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Firefox 5.0 opens multiple blank windows

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dculp
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Normally I have 4 Firefox windows open, each with multiple tabs. When I start Firefox and ask it to restore a previous session, it restores these 4 windows but also starts 12 or more additional blank windows. I then have to close each of these additional windows manually. This occurs if I start Firefox immediately after rebooting, if I simply exit Firefox and restart it, or in Firefox's safe mode.

How can I prevent Firefox from opening these additional windows?

Thanks, Don Culp

Normally I have 4 Firefox windows open, each with multiple tabs. When I start Firefox and ask it to restore a previous session, it restores these 4 windows but also starts 12 or more additional blank windows. I then have to close each of these additional windows manually. This occurs if I start Firefox immediately after rebooting, if I simply exit Firefox and restart it, or in Firefox's safe mode. How can I prevent Firefox from opening these additional windows? Thanks, Don Culp

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Hasan
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Multiple tabs open when starting Firefox

Restore the Default Home page

Check and tell if its working.

dculp
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mha007 --

Firefox does not open additional tabs. It opens additional (unwanted) blank windows.

Hasan
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Did you tryout the second link and use the settings as mentioned in the section Restore the Default Home page  ??

Modified by Hasan

dculp
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mha007 --

This still gave the same problem.

Is there a file that specifies Firefox's startup windows which I can manually edit to remove the unwanted blank windows?

Hasan
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Session Restore

Check and tell if its working.