Firefox won't shutdown when I close it, and it stays running but won't reload on screen when asked. It says Firefox is running and won't let me reload. I end up closing it with Task Manager. Suggestions?

see sentences above. Firefox stays running, but the screen clears of Firefox and I can't restart it from the icons.

Hi,
Please see [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Firefox-hangs this]. Please note that the definite way to close Firefox is '''File''' ('''Alt''' + '''F''') > '''Exit''' and would usually take a few seconds depending on the history clearing settings in '''Tools '''('''Alt '''+ '''T''') > '''Options '''> '''Privacy ''' > '''Settings ''' beside '''Clear History when Firefox closes'''. If a plugin is causing delay you can also try to '''End Process''' the '''plugincontainer''' process and check if Firefox closes on its own.

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