Confirmation for closing other tabs

the issue was opened for v.16 "Firefox 16 asks for confirmation for closing other tabs" and reported as "fixed" but i have the version 20.0.1 and the issue is still not solved.
I mention that the checkbox "Options/Tabs/Warn me when closing mutiple tabs" is unchecked and the property browser.tabs.warnOnClose = false but still the browser ask for confirmation when "Close Other tabs" is executed.

hello bitter, when you change '''browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs''' to false in about:config, this issue should be addressed.

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* browser.warnOnQuit , see http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.warnOnQuit
* browser.warnOnRestart , see http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.warnOnRestart
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* browser.showQuitWarning, see http://blog.zpao.com/post/3174360617/about-that-quit-dialog

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This is what did it for me!
1. Type '''about:config''' into the location bar and press enter
2. Then in the '''filter '''box type '''browser.showQuitWarning'''
3. click that to true and it fixed my problem!
all the other ones that TonyE was talking about were all ready on true, But '''browser.showQuitWarning''' Thank you TonyE for ur help !
i hope this helps some one else! i posted a few pics hope they help!

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Using Firefox 25.0.1 on Windows 7 Home Premium
I've poured through support forums for Mozilla Firefox searching for a fix to my initial problem of the "Warn when closing multiple tabs" pop up not popping up when I have it selected.
Went through About:Config, making sure warnings for tabs und closing, und showing on quit, und quitting, etc. were all set to true, which were "possible" fixes for the issue I was having, there are like five or six things set to true for warnings/quitting/etc. No avail. They are all set to true.
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Extensions:
1. Avast WebRep (disabled)
2. HP Smart Web Printing (disabled)
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1. Adobe Acrobat
2. Google Update
3. iTunes Application Detector
4. Java (TM) Platform SE 7 U45
5. Shockwave Flash
6. Shockwave For Director
7. Silverlight Plug-In
8. VLC Web Plugin
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* Shockwave Flash 11.9 r900
* Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 12.0.5.146
* Next Generation Java Plug-in 10.45.2 for Mozilla browsers
* Google Update
* Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 11.0.05
* VLC media player Web Plugin 2.1.0
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browser.tabs.warnOnClose - True
browser.tabs.warnOnCloseOtherTabs - True
browser.tabs.warnOnOpen - True
browser.warnOnQuit - True
browser.showQuitWarning - True
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You mention a second subject.
''I'm probably going to downgrade to another version of firefox that was suggested to me since I'm also having issues with shockwave flash causing firefox to hang und ultimately needs to be force closed otherwise having to have flash disabled to use firefox.''
Downgrading Firefox 
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Your experience in submitting troubleshooting information on the forum 
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* Question Details -V- More System Details -> [Additional System Details]
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* browser.warnOnQuit , see http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.warnOnQuit
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