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How do I reopen a window that didn't open after Firefox restarted?

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PaulDH
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I closed all windows last night (about 10 of them). I let the computer remain on overnight. When I clicked the taskbar icon for firefox this morning, a message briefly appeared that firefox was being updated. When firefox finally "started," opening my windows, all of them opened except one - on which I had about 30 tabs. (My main wondow!) How do I recover it with all the tabs?

I closed all windows last night (about 10 of them). I let the computer remain on overnight. When I clicked the taskbar icon for firefox this morning, a message briefly appeared that firefox was being updated. When firefox finally "started," opening my windows, all of them opened except one - on which I had about 30 tabs. (My main wondow!) How do I recover it with all the tabs?

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FredMcD
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If you closed the windows one by one, only the last windows open when Firefox was closed will be restored. There are things you can try.

  • 1 Close Firefox without closing any window.
  • 2 Create a desk top short cut with the windows you want opened.
  • 3 Set up all the windows and tabs the way you want. Then tell Firefox; these are the page(s) to display when it opens.

Type about:preferences#general<Enter> in the address bar.

There are two settings;

  • When Firefox Starts

When the browser is started, what do you want to display.

  • Home Page

When a new page is opened, what do you want displayed.

  1. Use Current Page. Use what ever page(s) are open at that time.