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FireFox icon pinned to taskbar in windows gives option for private browsing on right click but opens normal browser.

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When i right click on firefox icon pinned to my taskbar in windows, I get an option to "Enter private browsing" but on clicking it, i get a normal browser. Then again i have to select private browsing.

When i right click on firefox icon pinned to my taskbar in windows, I get an option to "Enter private browsing" but on clicking it, i get a normal browser. Then again i have to select private browsing.

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It seems to be working perfectly on the latest Firefox update. You can either update the Firefox or Reset it using the instructions below.

Certain Firefox problems can be solved by performing a Clean reinstall. This means you remove Firefox program files and then reinstall Firefox. Please follow these steps:

Note: You might want to print these steps or view them in another browser.

  1. Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
  2. After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu).
  3. Delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
    • Windows:
      • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
    • Mac: Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
    • Linux: If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see Install Firefox on Linux. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder firefox in your home directory.
  4. Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
    1. Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
    2. Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.

Please report back to see if this helped you! In case it still doesn't work. Consider filing a bug on bugzilla