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Why must I run FF as adminstrator when I click on to open?

Firefox Troubleshooting
Diego Victor replied 11 ƒe siwo va yi
BudTuba
BudTuba

When I click on FF icon, first I get a window that says FF is already running. I sometimes get a window option to turn FF off. But the only way I seem to be able to start FF is to chose Run as Administrator. I think I have fixed the having no profile option that also comes up.

When I click on FF icon, first I get a window that says FF is already running. I sometimes get a window option to turn FF off. But the only way I seem to be able to start FF is to chose Run as Administrator. I think I have fixed the having no profile option that also comes up.

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Diego Victor
Diego Victor

Hello,

Try see this help thread: