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tells me it is running when it it not shutting down computer does not solve this

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when I try to go on the internet and hit the firefox icon it tells me it is already running close it or restart computer. Have done this several times b ut it remains the same.Brought up running processes and it does not apppear

when I try to go on the internet and hit the firefox icon it tells me it is already running close it or restart computer. Have done this several times b ut it remains the same.Brought up running processes and it does not apppear

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Sounds like it is hanging when you exit and later try to restart Firefox.