I can't get a new tab to open, either by pressing the + sign, going to file new tab or by right clicking and selecting new tab. What's the problem?

I can't get a new tab to open. I've tried pressing the + sign, going to file-new tab and by right clicking and selecting new tab. Why won't a new tab open?

Try "Ctrl+T" for a new tab.
known to create problems: ask.com & FoxTab
:https://support.mozilla.com/questions/844479

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That Save As dialog that you see is part of Windows Explorer, including the contextual menu including "New". So, this sounds more like you may have a problem at a more fundamental operating system level, because Firefox (as far as I know) doesn't do anything, or even can, modify the content of the context menus of an Explorer window.
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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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*https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Mouse%20shortcuts
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