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Cannot Switch Between Programs on Taskbar

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carolsue
carolsue
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If I have Firefox open, then open one or two other programs such as Excel or Yahoo Messengr, I cannot switch beteen them without closing down the Firefox program. This only happens with versions other than 3.6.3. I tried updating, but cannot solve this problem, so I always go back to the old old version! If Firefox isn't open, I can switch between programs fine, so the problem is with Firefox. I'm hoping it's just a setting or update. I know about Alt Tab (which doesn't always work) but I want to be able to just easily switch back and forth like with the old version. Any help with this?

If I have Firefox open, then open one or two other programs such as Excel or Yahoo Messengr, I cannot switch beteen them without closing down the Firefox program. This only happens with versions other than 3.6.3. I tried updating, but cannot solve this problem, so I always go back to the old old version! If Firefox isn't open, I can switch between programs fine, so the problem is with Firefox. I'm hoping it's just a setting or update. I know about Alt Tab (which doesn't always work) but I want to be able to just easily switch back and forth like with the old version. Any help with this?

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cor-el
cor-el
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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

carolsue
carolsue Biabia la
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Thank you! I found the culprit. If anyone else has this problem, try disabling the Extension called "Always On Top."

user633449
user633449
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carolsue, you also should update immediately to Firefox 12 now that you've found the culprit, in order to stay secure.