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I am unable to open a new tab in Firefox 16.0.2 - clicking the + does noting and the "New Tab" option is greyed out.

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JonnieW
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Unable to open new tabs - "+" button does nothing, "New Tab" option is greyed out in "File" menu and keyboard shortcut doesn't work either.

Unable to open new tabs - "+" button does nothing, "New Tab" option is greyed out in "File" menu and keyboard shortcut doesn't work either.

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Hello JonnieW

check it in Safe Mode, in Safe Mode window select "Start in Safe Mode" and see if this happen again, if not see: Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems


thank you

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iamjayakumars
iamjayakumars
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Check it out the Tab Prefeences in Settings. try CTRL+T for new tab

ideato
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Chosen Solution

Hello JonnieW

check it in Safe Mode, in Safe Mode window select "Start in Safe Mode" and see if this happen again, if not see: Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems


thank you

Please mark "Solved" the answer that really solve the problem, to help others with a similar problem.