Whenever I close Firefox, it remains visible until I refresh my desktop.

Whenever I close FF, the window does not disappear until I right-click on the desktop and select "Refresh." It is repeatable. Firefox is the only program doing it. If I have two FF windows open and I close one, it disappears appropriately.

Update:
A couple more things. If the FF window is straddling both of my screens it does not have any problems. It seems more likely to have problems when there are other program windows visible.

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