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I cannot reinstall or delete Moxilla FF because it "needs to be closed" using MS W10. FF is not running as showing in Task Manager

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Several days ago FF stopped functioning. I attempted to uninstall and reload FF. During reinstall, it stopped and gave the display saying I needed to uninstall FF. Reading FF hints, I attempted to delete Moxilla from program files and got "Ff is being used by a program. Nothing related to FF is shown in Task Manager.

Several days ago FF stopped functioning. I attempted to uninstall and reload FF. During reinstall, it stopped and gave the display saying I needed to uninstall FF. Reading FF hints, I attempted to delete Moxilla from program files and got "Ff is being used by a program. Nothing related to FF is shown in Task Manager.

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Let’s do a full clean re-install;

Note: Firefox comes in three or more folders on all computers. They are;

Maintenance: (Programs Folder) <Windows Only> Firefox itself: (Programs Folder) And two folders in the profile of each user on the computer for each Firefox profile for that user.

If you remove the Firefox folder, the user profiles would not be affected.


Download Firefox For All languages And Systems {web link}

Save the file. Then Close Firefox.

Using your file browser, open the Programs Folder on your computer.

Windows: C:\Program Files C:\Program Files (x86) Note: Check Both Folders

Mac: Open the "Applications" folder. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-download-and-install-firefox-mac

Linux: Check your user manual. If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it. See Install Firefox on Linux; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux

If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder Firefox in your home directory. http://www.mozilla.org/firefox#desktop ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Look for, and remove any Mozilla or Firefox program folders. Do not remove the Mozilla Thunderbird folder if there is one.

Do Not remove any profile folders.

After rebooting the computer, run a registry scanner if you have one. Then run the installer. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If there is a problem, start your Computer in safe mode and try again.

http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Linux+Safe+Mode This shows how to Start all Computers in Safe Mode; Free Online Encyclopedia

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I tried following this: Let’s do a full clean re-install;

'''Note: Firefox comes in three or more folders on all computers. They are;

Maintenance: (Programs Folder) <Windows Only> Firefox itself: (Programs Folder) And two folders in the profile of each user on the computer for each Firefox profile for that user.

If you remove the Firefox folder, the user profiles would not be affected.''' None of this is located in the PROGRAMS fie on my Win 10. Nothing worked.

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That is very odd. Open your file browser to C:\ Now search for firefox