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When I exit Firefox, it continues running in the background. How can I prevent this and keep it from happening apparently by default?

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ksekots
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I know that Firefox continues running in the background because after I exit the program, I use CCleaner and it indicates programs are still running: Firefox. This happens every time I exit Firefox. There seems to be a default mechanism to keep it running. How can I prevent this?

I know that Firefox continues running in the background because after I exit the program, I use CCleaner and it indicates programs are still running: Firefox. This happens every time I exit Firefox. There seems to be a default mechanism to keep it running. How can I prevent this?

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cor-el
cor-el
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See "Hang at exit":

Hasan
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Firefox is already running but is not responding

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox%20is%20already%20running%20but%20is%20not%20responding

Check and tell if its working.

ksekots
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Thanks for your help! These work. I do wish that this wasn't an inherent problem in Firefox that occurs all the time, but I guess that's up to Mozilla and contributing programmers.

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