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The inspector keeps auto opening and closing. It's making it near impossible to use firefox.

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I simply cannot get the inspector to stop opening. I've tried some steps listed through other support posts regarding disabling the inspector and firebug, but neither of those worked. I'm writing this up in chrome at the moment. The only way I can stop it from doing what it's doing is by holding either Shift, Control, or Alt. I've checked to see if these keys were stuck or somehow going off on their own, but they aren't. I've even restarted my computer and this is still happening. Any help would be appreciated.

I simply cannot get the inspector to stop opening. I've tried some steps listed through other support posts regarding disabling the inspector and firebug, but neither of those worked. I'm writing this up in chrome at the moment. The only way I can stop it from doing what it's doing is by holding either Shift, Control, or Alt. I've checked to see if these keys were stuck or somehow going off on their own, but they aren't. I've even restarted my computer and this is still happening. Any help would be appreciated.

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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
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Chosen Solution

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window