When opening firefox pop up says firefox is already running close window or restart computer this is happening all the time and i have no windows open so i can not get on the internet

When i switch my laptop on then double click Firefox to go on the internet a pop up appears more often than not saying Firefox is already running you have to close existing window or restart your computer, i have nothing at all running so i have to restart the computer only to find the same thing happens again and again. I updated Firefox to newest version about 2 months ago and this was happening now and again but it seems to be happening all the time now. It is just luck sometimes that it lets me launch the internet.

Hi There before i posted on this site i did all sorts of scans including malware scans. Today i got on internet no problem last night i tried the pop up appeared about 6 times i gave up. I have someone coming to look at my laptop today if they discover anything i will post the findings. Many Thanks Dancingflame

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