How do I get my tabs to stay open after I close firefox?

Every time I open Firefox for the first time after turning on my computer, my tabs are gone. I have my settings set to show my windows and tabs from last time, but that only works if I haven't turned off the computer in-between opening Firefox.
I'm not sure if this is related to the problem, but I have to re-login to everything as well. My cookies and usernames are saved, but every time I open Firefox after turning on my computer I find I've been logged out. These both started at the same time.
I even re-installed Firefox to see if that would help. It made no difference. Please help.

If it works in Safe Mode and in normal mode with all extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) disabled then try to find which extension is causing it by enabling one extension at a time until the problem reappears.
Close and restart Firefox after each change via "Firefox > Exit" (Windows: Firefox/File > Exit; Mac: Firefox > Quit Firefox; Linux: Firefox/File > Quit)
See also:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
You can find the installation path of all plugins on the about:plugins page.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Issues_related_to_plugins#Identifying_installed_plugins

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