EVERY time I close firefox it takes DOZENS if not HUNDREDS of tries to get it to come up. HELP

''dupe of https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/915561''
I cant confirm the email because firefox WILL NOT OPEN......THIS IS MY PROBLEM

Check that you do not run Firefox as Administrator.
Right-click the Firefox desktop shortcut and choose "Properties".
Make sure that all items are deselected in the "Compatibility" tab of the Properties window.
* Privilege Level: "Run this program as Administrator" should not be selected
* "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" should not be selected
Also check the Properties of the firefox.exe program in the Firefox program folder (C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\).

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Blocks annoying video ads on YouTube, Facebook ads, banners
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supports websites by not blocking unobtrusive ads by default (configurable).
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* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
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* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
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