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Whenever I start Firefox it opens 10 windows with blank tabs

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Every time I start up firefox it opens 1 window with the open tab from my previous session and 9 more windows with blank tabs.

Every time I start up firefox it opens 1 window with the open tab from my previous session and 9 more windows with blank tabs.

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It is possible that there is a problem with the files sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.

Delete the files sessionstore.js and sessionstore.bak in the Firefox Profile Folder.

If you see files sessionstore-##.js with a number in the left part of the name like sessionstore-1.js then delete those as well.
Deleting sessionstore.js will cause App Tabs and Tab Groups and all open tabs to get lost, so you will have to create them again (make a note or bookmark them).

See:

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Thanks but I've tried that fix numerous times. The sessionstore files just return and the problem never goes away.

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Firefox should reopen windows if you delete the sessionstore.js files.

Do you have cleanup or security software that can cause problems with those files?