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When opening a new window in Firefox all my minimized windows get restored; how to prevent this

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I usually keep a number of news websites minimized and only restore them when I need them. Then push F5 to refresh them. But since the last Firefox upgrade when I open a new Firefox window all my minimized windows get restored all at once. I have to re-minimize them before I can start working on the current new window. How do I keep my minimized windows minimized when opening a new Firefox window. I can not find anything under tools or view drop down menus to control or any other drop down menu that allows me block this automatic restoring of minimized windows when a new window is opened. DRESJ@AOL.COM

I usually keep a number of news websites minimized and only restore them when I need them. Then push F5 to refresh them. But since the last Firefox upgrade when I open a new Firefox window all my minimized windows get restored all at once. I have to re-minimize them before I can start working on the current new window. How do I keep my minimized windows minimized when opening a new Firefox window. I can not find anything under tools or view drop down menus to control or any other drop down menu that allows me block this automatic restoring of minimized windows when a new window is opened. DRESJ@AOL.COM

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The Ask.com toolbar extension has been reported to cause this issue.

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

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That solved the problem. Nero CD Multimedia Deluxe writer "Extension in Firefox" is what was causing the problem.