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Desktop link to Firefox issue

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Wayne Carpenter
Wayne Carpenter

After installing Firefox on a new Windows 11 computer, when I click on the Desktop icon, a Firefox window opens but it doesn't open previous Tabs and the Application menus does not work. I can open new Tabs though and it downloads websites. If I click on the Firefox icon on the Windows Taskbar, Firefox operates normally.

Why doesn't the Desktop icon start Firefox so it works correctly?

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Wayne Carpenter

After installing Firefox on a new Windows 11 computer, when I click on the Desktop icon, a Firefox window opens but it doesn't open previous Tabs and the Application menus does not work. I can open new Tabs though and it downloads websites. If I click on the Firefox icon on the Windows Taskbar, Firefox operates normally. Why doesn't the Desktop icon start Firefox so it works correctly? Thanks Wayne Carpenter

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t.r.ernst
t.r.ernst

Is the target location exactly the same when you right-click and view the properties of the desktop icon and taskbar icon? (You'll probably have to right-click again on the Firefox icon that appears in the jump list when right-clicking the taskbar icon to get to the properties)

Wayne Carpenter
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The target of the Desktop icon is: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" The target for the firefox icon on the Taskbar is also: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe". I checked again and the Desktop icon opens up Firefox and it operates seemingly correct but the previous tabs are not opened.