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Message:firefox is running but is not responding .How to by-pass it and launch firefox immediately?

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Sometimes ,when i exit firefox and want to re-launch it right away, i get the message firefox is already running but is not responding ,and that if i want to re-launch it again ,i have to restart my computer .My question is how can i open firefox immediately ,without having to restart. Thank you in advance ))

Sometimes ,when i exit firefox and want to re-launch it right away, i get the message firefox is already running but is not responding ,and that if i want to re-launch it again ,i have to restart my computer .My question is how can i open firefox immediately ,without having to restart. Thank you in advance ))

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see this article : Firefox is already running but is not responding

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see this article : Firefox is already running but is not responding

thank you

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Thank you for the super-quick answer ! Problem solved ))