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why does the wheel keep spinning on the first tab and I am unable to close that tab

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I can't stop the wheel from spinning on the first tab even after I finished visiting the site. I also cannot get the tab to close.

I can't stop the wheel from spinning on the first tab even after I finished visiting the site. I also cannot get the tab to close.

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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).

  • Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.

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If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.

  • Use "Disable all add-ons" on the Safe mode start window to disable all extensions.
  • Close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")