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every time i try to press new tab nothing happens it wont open, i need help on how to fix this

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I'm unable to open a new tab in Firefox. I've tried restarting Firefox, pressing Ctrl t, and going to file and pressing new tab. but none of it is working. does anyone know ow to fix this

I'm unable to open a new tab in Firefox. I've tried restarting Firefox, pressing Ctrl t, and going to file and pressing new tab. but none of it is working. does anyone know ow to fix this

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cor-el
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This issue can be caused by an extension that isn't working properly.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

You can use the SearchReset extension to reset some preferences to the default values.

Note that the SearchReset extension only runs once and then uninstalls automatically, so it won't show on the "Firefox > Add-ons" page (about:addons).