Why does firefox not start? I have to go to the task manager and stop the process before I can use it

Sometimes firefox won't start unless I go into the taskmanager and remove it. then it will start. But if I go out of F/F and want to re-start it. usually it re-starts but if I want to open E-mail in Msn, It won't happen.

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Firefox+hangs#Hang_at_exit

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