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How to access the options tab without opening firefox in windows 8.1?

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LunarCamel
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Recently moved from Windows XP to Windows 8.1. Used to be able to access the Firefox options tab via a context menu by right-clicking the icon in my Start Menu without having to open the browser window, which was useful for selectively deleting cookies, etc, after a browsing session.

Is this functionality still possible in Windows 8.1? If so, how? Or is this just another Windows 8 annoyance?

Thanks.

Recently moved from Windows XP to Windows 8.1. Used to be able to access the Firefox options tab via a context menu by right-clicking the icon in my Start Menu without having to open the browser window, which was useful for selectively deleting cookies, etc, after a browsing session. Is this functionality still possible in Windows 8.1? If so, how? Or is this just another Windows 8 annoyance? Thanks.

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Hello LunarCamel, if you are interesting from command line use the next :

  • firefox -preferences


thank you

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Hello LunarCamel, if you are interesting from command line use the next :

  • firefox -preferences


thank you

LunarCamel
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Thanks.

That does indeed do the job!

cor-el
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