Losing Original Tabs When Ending Private Browsing

Hi
When I end a 'Private Browsing' session I am not retaining my original tabs in the original browsing session. I cannot seem to fix this. I am a total computer novice. Can anyone help? Thanks Mark

I saw your thread and I replied :) Unfortunately, most people have to a wait a bit more, and sometimes they never get an answer. Firefox Support is run by the community, and we kind of need more hands on deck...
Anyway, to manage your add-ons, you go into Tools > Add-ons. Be sure to check both extensions and plugins for problematic add-ons. Still, read this article about troubleshooting extensions:
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
I hope it helps.

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