I have to open Task Manager to quit the Firefox process almost every time b4 it will shut down I just uninstalled & downloaded another copy/version & will reinstall again. Thought you would want to know. I am anjulz on comcast

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I have to open Task Manager & quit the Firefox process manually b4 it will stop. When I did it the last time b4 I just uninstalled my memory usage was up to like over 300,000 with only 1 tab open. Just downloaded another copy/version & will reinstall. Hopefully this will stop the problem. thought you would want to know this.

Answer 1

The proper way to close Firefox is through the File menu "Exit" or the equivalent with the Firefox button.
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Firefox already running, to properly shutdown Firefox when closing the last window use File → Exit/Quit (or Firefox button → Exit). Closing Firefox with the [X] in the upper right corner closes the window ("Ctrl+W") but that does not necessarily close Firefox if it has subtasks running. If you want to close and reopen Firefox use the "Restart" within Add-ons if you made a change requiring a restart, or install "[https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/restartless-restart/ Restartless Restart]" ("Ctrl+Alt+R") which will allow you to take Firefox down and restart without having to check the Windows Task Manager to see if Firefox first actually ended. [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs Firefox hangs]