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When closing a window I would like to be returned to my home page, but foxfire closes

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When I close a window, foxfire closes. I would like to be returned to my home page when I close a window or to another window which is still open.

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

When I close a window, foxfire closes. I would like to be returned to my home page when I close a window or to another window which is still open. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened

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If you close a window with the "X" in the upper right corner, any other Firefox windows will remain open.

If you close a window using File > Exit, ALL Firefox windows will close.

If you are having a problem with tabs when you have only one Firefox window open, post back with further details.


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