I click on firefox icon and it does not open

When I click on the firefox icon on the bottom of my screen nothing happens. It started acting up a few days ago. I have tried restarting the computer and it does not resolve the problem. I shut down the computer and restarted and was able to access firefox when clicking on the icon. When I existed and later tried to access firefox again nothing happened.

Can you start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]]</u> by holding down the Shift/Options key?
Boot the computer in Windows Safe Mode with network support (press F8 on the boot screen) to see if that works.
*http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-start-windows-in-safe-mode/

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