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firefox will not fully shut down- 'firefox.exe *32' remains open after I close browser, it keeps my passwords even though I have that feature turned off

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jnlehew
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what is firefox.exe *32, and why must I continually manually close it through my application process? when I x out of firefox, I want it shut down, not remaining open in the background taking a crap load of memory and remembering my passwords. I have all of the privacy settings done to where it shouldn't remember anything. if there's not a way to turn this off, I will no longer be using firefox.

what is firefox.exe *32, and why must I continually manually close it through my application process? when I x out of firefox, I want it shut down, not remaining open in the background taking a crap load of memory and remembering my passwords. I have all of the privacy settings done to where it shouldn't remember anything. if there's not a way to turn this off, I will no longer be using firefox.

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finitarry
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Have you tried exiting with File > Exit? I believe Windows versions of Firefox are still 32 bit? Maybe that is what the "32" means.

cor-el
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You can also try to update to the latest Firefox 14.0.1 version to get the latest bug and security updates.

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