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Locating Tools on the Menu Bar. It is simply absent

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I had asked how to find Tools > Options and then Applications on Firefox. Immediately I received clear advice telling me to go to More Tools and choose Customize which I did. I then clicked Toolbars at the bottom of the window and again Menu Bar and then Done. But still the Menu Bar did not show Tools

I had asked how to find Tools > Options and then Applications on Firefox. Immediately I received clear advice telling me to go to More Tools and choose Customize which I did. I then clicked Toolbars at the bottom of the window and again Menu Bar and then Done. But still the Menu Bar did not show Tools

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Note that you can also type about:preferences in the location bar to open Settings (previously named: Options/Preferences).

Note that you can tap the Alt key or press the F10 key to show the hidden Menu Bar temporarily.

What Firefox locale do you use ?

Can you attach a screenshot that show the toolbars?


Start Firefox in Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration or userChrome.css is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Troubleshoot Mode start window
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