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How can I stop Firefox from starting with Windows?

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It started launching with Windows after the 57 update. It's not in the Task manager, it's not in msconfig, it's not in the autoplay folder.

It started launching with Windows after the 57 update. It's not in the Task manager, it's not in msconfig, it's not in the autoplay folder.

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Up the Windows 10 Start Menu in Startup is there a Firefox icon ? If so, right click and delete it.

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

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Firefox cannot start itself. Something must be calling it.

What is displayed when the browser starts? Homepage os something else?

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It seems like I have no home page anymore, so it's a new tab.

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Up the Windows 10 Start Menu in Startup is there a Firefox icon ? If so, right click and delete it.

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

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I think it worked. Thanks!