Firefox immediately upon starting firefox it minimizes itself to the tool bar and will not maximize
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When starting Firefox either from the program menu or the toolbar, firefox loads in the minimized location on the tool bar. Firefox appears to correctly load the web site but I have not been able to maximize firefox. How do I get firefox to maximize?
Hello,
'''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode|Firefox Safe Mode]] is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily turns off hardware acceleration, resets some settings, and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).
If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:
*In Firefox 29.0 and above, click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]], click Help [[Image:Help-29]] and select ''Restart with Add-ons Disabled''.
*In previous Firefox versions, click on the Firefox button at the top left of the Firefox window and click on ''Help'' (or click on ''Help'' in the Menu bar, if you don't have a Firefox button) then click on ''Restart with Add-ons Disabled''.
If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:
* On Windows: Hold the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* On Mac: Hold the '''option''' key while starting Firefox.
* On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run ''firefox -safe-mode'' <br>(you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)
When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode".
:[[Image:Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win]]
'''''If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, theme, or hardware acceleration. Please follow the steps in the [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]] article to find the cause.
''To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.
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AdapterDeviceID: 0x2a02
AdapterVendorID: 0x8086
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BuildID: 20120713134347
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EMCheckCompatibility: true
Email: [email protected]
FramePoisonBase: 7ffffffff0dea000
FramePoisonSize: 4096
InstallTime: 1342655256
Notes: AdapterVendorID: 0x8086, AdapterDeviceID: 0x2a02GL Context? GL Context+ GL Layers? GL Layers+
ProductID: {ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}
ProductName: Firefox
ReleaseChannel: release
StartupTime: 1342655256
Theme: classic/1.0
Throttleable: 1
URL: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/14.0.1/whatsnew/?oldversion=rv:1.9.2.13
Vendor: Mozilla
Version: 14.0.1
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