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Thunderbird starts in background but does not open a window

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Michael (was suppliers1)
Michael (was suppliers1)
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When I try to start Thunderbird nothing happens on my screen. Thunderbird is shown in Windows Task Manager and is using CPU and Memory, so it is running. But it does not open a window. It does not matter how many times I try to start Thunderbird, nothing happens. And then suddenly, poof!, the window opens while I am doing something else. This has been going on for months. I have kept a log. I cannot find any consistency in why Thunderbird starts but doesn't open. I have tried closing all other programs but can find no conflicts. I have deleted parent.lock - that does not help. At the moment Thunderbird is running but there is no parent.lock file I have uninstalled and reinstalled Thunderbird twice. Current version 78.6.0 (32 bit) I have read this forum. I have run out of ideas.

Windows 8.1

When I try to start Thunderbird nothing happens on my screen. Thunderbird is shown in Windows Task Manager and is using CPU and Memory, so it is running. But it does not open a window. It does not matter how many times I try to start Thunderbird, nothing happens. And then suddenly, poof!, the window opens while I am doing something else. This has been going on for months. I have kept a log. I cannot find any consistency in why Thunderbird starts but doesn't open. I have tried closing all other programs but can find no conflicts. I have deleted parent.lock - that does not help. At the moment Thunderbird is running but there is no parent.lock file I have uninstalled and reinstalled Thunderbird twice. Current version 78.6.0 (32 bit) I have read this forum. I have run out of ideas. Windows 8.1

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sfhowes
sfhowes
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Does it start properly in safe mode (hold Shift when launching)? Have you tried running Windows in safe mode?

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Thunderbird

Michael (was suppliers1)
Michael (was suppliers1) கேள்வியின் உரிமையாளர்
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Thanks for replying, I appreciate it. I haven't tried that. I will do so tomorrow and report back. Michael

leek232
leek232
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I suddenly started having this problem, too. Discovered it was because the CAP LOCKS was on. When I turned if off, Thunderbird started up right away as usual.