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FireFox order of windows changes after reboot

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JohnDohe
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Hi!

My system:

Acer VERITON MN: VM4630G-i7477X 32GB Ram 256GB SSD program drive 1-TB HDD data drive Win10Pro 64-bit with Taskbar configuration manager "7+TaskbarTweaker" FireFox v 114.0.1 (64-bit)

Problem:

I normally keep five (5) (or more!) FireFox windows open with over 43 tabs between them.

Each window can have from 4 to 20 tabs.

Whenever I shutdown, reboot & restart FireFox the order of the FF-windows shown in the Taskbar is never the same.

Prior to shutting down I have ordered the FF-windows the way I want them, but upon rebooting and restarting FF the FF-windows are never in the same order.

What to do?

Is there a setting I've missed?

Thanks for any advice!

Hi! My system: Acer VERITON MN: VM4630G-i7477X 32GB Ram 256GB SSD program drive 1-TB HDD data drive Win10Pro 64-bit with Taskbar configuration manager "7+TaskbarTweaker" FireFox v 114.0.1 (64-bit) Problem: I normally keep five (5) (or more!) FireFox windows open with over 43 tabs between them. Each window can have from 4 to 20 tabs. Whenever I shutdown, reboot & restart FireFox the order of the FF-windows shown in the Taskbar is never the same. Prior to shutting down I have ordered the FF-windows the way I want them, but upon rebooting and restarting FF the FF-windows are never in the same order. What to do? Is there a setting I've missed? Thanks for any advice!

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willjoe24421
willjoe24421
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Firefox takes its cue from how the site has coded its links. Usually they stay in the same tab, but they will open in a new window or tab if: the site specifies a "target" in the link. the site attaches a script to the link that opens a new window.

Regards, Will

JohnDohe
JohnDohe Biabia la
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This problem has nothing to do with whether or not links in a webpage open in the same window, or, in a new window or tab.

My problem is about the fact that after rebooting my pc and restarting FF, the order of my FF windows --as they appeared in the taskbar prior to the reboot-- changes: 

    FF does not  place my FF windows back in the taskbar in the same order 
    as I had them prior to restarting FF.

I normally have five (5) (or more!) FireFox windows open with over 40 tabs between them. Each window can have from 4 to 20 tabs.

Prior to shutting down I place the FF-windows in a specific left-to-right order in the taskbar: 1,2,3,4,5.

When I need to reboot, first I exit FF using Ctrl+Shift+Q.

After rebooting & restarting FireFox the order of the FF-windows shown in the Taskbar is never the same. 

    The windows could be 3,2,1,5,4, or 3,1,2,5,4 or any other sequence.

This is quite bothersome as I have to move each window into its proper place prior to working.

Please review the above and advise: after rebooting the pc and restarting FF how to have my FF windows appear in the same order, from left-to-right as 1,2,3,4,5 in the taskbar?

Thank you!