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Keep getting We noticed you may have signed in or signed out in another window. Click OK to reload your page. everytime I start firefox

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Every time I open Firefox I get the following message. We noticed you may have signed in or signed out in another window. Click OK to reload your page. Is this normal?

Every time I open Firefox I get the following message. We noticed you may have signed in or signed out in another window. Click OK to reload your page. Is this normal?

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Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"
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Firefox cautions against going to the lengthy trouble of using Safe Mode. Instead, it recommends resetting the browser to its original default settings. On 06/10/2012 the recommendation worked correctly for me. I have opened Firefox a few times and not endured a repetition of the message, "We noticed you may have signed in or signed out in another window. Click OK to reload your page." It takes a matter of seconds:

Click Help Click Troubleshooting Information Click Reset Firefox Click Reset Firefox

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It's the new version 13 that causes this. There may be settings that can fix it, but I didn't find them. Download version 12 and the messages stop. Of course, then you get messages telling you that your version is outdated.