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Firefox version 27 does not launch when i click on the icon

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NicNocs65
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When I click on the Firefox icon (version 27) in the task bar (Windows 7), it does not want to launch. I have to restart my PC and reinstall version 26...

When I click on the Firefox icon (version 27) in the task bar (Windows 7), it does not want to launch. I have to restart my PC and reinstall version 26...

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Once install the latest version, after uninstalling the previous version completely. It will surely run

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Pranay Moluguri
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Once install the latest version, after uninstalling the previous version completely. It will surely run

cor-el
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It is possible that your security software (firewall, anti-virus) blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.

Remove all rules for Firefox and the plugin-container from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full, unrestricted, access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.

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