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I close firefox using the red cross - top right hand corner - but in processses it is still running

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closing firefox using the red cross - top right of browser box closes it on my screen but the process stays running - when i try to open it again i get the message that it is already running although nothing i do willbring it back onto the screen - I have to go into task manager / processes and close it manually there (end process) In task manager it hows in the processes list but not in the applications list

closing firefox using the red cross - top right of browser box closes it on my screen but the process stays running - when i try to open it again i get the message that it is already running although nothing i do willbring it back onto the screen - I have to go into task manager / processes and close it manually there (end process) In task manager it hows in the processes list but not in the applications list

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You can try to use File > Exit instead.

See also "Hang at exit":

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thanks for that - doing it your way does work.

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You're welcome