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When I close firefox with ctrl-alt-delete, I want to start over on Firefox, I usually do this when too many tabs and windows are open. However, Firefox always restores the tabs and windows I previously had. How can I stop that from happening?

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This happens when FireFox is not responding, and I want to close firefox with ctrl-alt-delete. Too many tabs can make Firefox crash. That is why I want to use ctrl-alt-delete to close FireFox. I tried finding a way to disable this, but I found no option to.

This happens when FireFox is not responding, and I want to close firefox with ctrl-alt-delete. Too many tabs can make Firefox crash. That is why I want to use ctrl-alt-delete to close FireFox. I tried finding a way to disable this, but I found no option to.

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Ending the Firefox program or process with the Windows Task Manager "looks like" a crash. The proper way to exit Firefox is click Firefox button > Exit (or File > Exit, if using the Menu Bar).


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Not related to your question, but...

You need to update some plug-ins:

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I close Firefox from the task manager when FireFox is "not responding", when that happens I can't access the menu. I will admit it might be a problem with my computer.

But even so, I don't see the purpose of wanting to restore all my tabs. And I will tell you why. I can easily go back to the pages I was on just by typing the URL, and since FireFox remembers the URLs, I don't even have to remember them, so there is no point in FireFox restoring my tabs as it's only a mess.

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That is the Session Restore function in Firefox working as it was designed.


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