Join the AMA (Ask Me Anything) with the Firefox leadership team to celebrate Firefox 20th anniversary and discuss Firefox’s future on Mozilla Connect. Mark your calendar on Thursday, November 14, 18:00 - 20:00 UTC!

This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

firefox will not open using my icon. i have to right click than click open. how can i fix this?

  • 1 jibu
  • 3 wana tatizo hili
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by cor-el

lizajane159
lizajane159
more options

my desk top icon for firefox will not start firefox when i click on it. i now have to right click and than click open.

my desk top icon for firefox will not start firefox when i click on it. i now have to right click and than click open.

All Replies (1)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

Try to create a new desktop shortcut for the Firefox program by going to the Firefox program folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\) and use the right-click context menu (Send to > Desktop) on the Firefox.exe file.