Firefox won't stay minimized. Keeps restoring and grabbing focus.

I have firefox minimized while I work. Every so often, the firefox window is restored and grabs focus.
Very annoying!
Windows 7 x64

Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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