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Is there a setting to shut down firefox processes when exiting the browser

C.R.
C.R.
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If I close the firefox browser, and later reopen it via my taskbar tab, I am told that firefox is already running and am asked if I want to shut it down before opening a new set of firefox tabs. Well, yes, I do want an app to shut down when I am done using it and not run in the background. Is there a setting for this?

If I close the firefox browser, and later reopen it via my taskbar tab, I am told that firefox is already running and am asked if I want to shut it down before opening a new set of firefox tabs. Well, yes, I do want an app to shut down when I am done using it and not run in the background. Is there a setting for this?

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Please see this KB article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-already-running-not-responding