Firefox taskbar options are gone in Windows 10, how to fix?
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I have the Mozilla Firefox pinned to taskbar in Windows 10. Right-clicking the taskbar icon should bring some options like:
- Open new tab
- Open new window
- New private window
Suddenly, one day, I noticed these options were gone:
What might have caused this, and how to fix it?
I tried reinstalling Firefox, refreshing it, and even deleting the profile folder altogether from %appdata%, to no avail.
windows windows-10 firefox taskbar context-menu
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I have the Mozilla Firefox pinned to taskbar in Windows 10. Right-clicking the taskbar icon should bring some options like:
- Open new tab
- Open new window
- New private window
Suddenly, one day, I noticed these options were gone:
What might have caused this, and how to fix it?
I tried reinstalling Firefox, refreshing it, and even deleting the profile folder altogether from %appdata%, to no avail.
windows windows-10 firefox taskbar context-menu
edited Feb 19 at 1:23
JakeGould
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asked Feb 17 at 22:59
Marc.2377
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up vote
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up vote
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I have the Mozilla Firefox pinned to taskbar in Windows 10. Right-clicking the taskbar icon should bring some options like:
- Open new tab
- Open new window
- New private window
Suddenly, one day, I noticed these options were gone:
What might have caused this, and how to fix it?
I tried reinstalling Firefox, refreshing it, and even deleting the profile folder altogether from %appdata%, to no avail.
windows windows-10 firefox taskbar context-menu
edited Feb 19 at 1:23
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
asked Feb 17 at 22:59
Marc.2377
534831
I have the Mozilla Firefox pinned to taskbar in Windows 10. Right-clicking the taskbar icon should bring some options like:
- Open new tab
- Open new window
- New private window
Suddenly, one day, I noticed these options were gone:
What might have caused this, and how to fix it?
I tried reinstalling Firefox, refreshing it, and even deleting the profile folder altogether from %appdata%, to no avail.
windows windows-10 firefox taskbar context-menu
windows windows-10 firefox taskbar context-menu
edited Feb 19 at 1:23
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
asked Feb 17 at 22:59
Marc.2377
534831
edited Feb 19 at 1:23
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
asked Feb 17 at 22:59
Marc.2377
534831
edited Feb 19 at 1:23
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
edited Feb 19 at 1:23
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
edited Feb 19 at 1:23
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
30.9k1093137
asked Feb 17 at 22:59
Marc.2377
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asked Feb 17 at 22:59
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534831
asked Feb 17 at 22:59
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What might have caused this?
Just another random bug, it seems. It might have been caused by restarting Windows while it was downloading updates, which is a lame excuse indeed but it’s the only thing I can think of.
How to fix it?
I found that this works:
- Access
about:configfrom the address bar. - Look for a setting called
browser.taskbar.lists.enabled. - Double-click it to set its value to false
- Double-click it again to (re)set its value to true, which is the default.
And now it’s fixed.
edited Feb 19 at 1:30
JakeGould
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answered Feb 17 at 22:59
Marc.2377
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– fred_dot_u
Feb 17 at 23:34
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@fred_dot_u I can't, just yet. Check: superuser.com/help/self-answer: "You can also accept your own answer, but you must wait 48 hours to do so."
– Marc.2377
Feb 19 at 1:15
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Don’t know who downvoted, but this is a good self-answered question. Nice work!
– JakeGould
Feb 19 at 1:23
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@marc, thanks for the clarification.
– fred_dot_u
Feb 19 at 1:41
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What might have caused this?
Just another random bug, it seems. It might have been caused by restarting Windows while it was downloading updates, which is a lame excuse indeed but it’s the only thing I can think of.
How to fix it?
I found that this works:
- Access
about:configfrom the address bar. - Look for a setting called
browser.taskbar.lists.enabled. - Double-click it to set its value to false
- Double-click it again to (re)set its value to true, which is the default.
And now it’s fixed.
edited Feb 19 at 1:30
JakeGould
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answered Feb 17 at 22:59
Marc.2377
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– fred_dot_u
Feb 17 at 23:34
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@fred_dot_u I can't, just yet. Check: superuser.com/help/self-answer: "You can also accept your own answer, but you must wait 48 hours to do so."
– Marc.2377
Feb 19 at 1:15
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Don’t know who downvoted, but this is a good self-answered question. Nice work!
– JakeGould
Feb 19 at 1:23
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@marc, thanks for the clarification.
– fred_dot_u
Feb 19 at 1:41
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down vote
accepted
What might have caused this?
Just another random bug, it seems. It might have been caused by restarting Windows while it was downloading updates, which is a lame excuse indeed but it’s the only thing I can think of.
How to fix it?
I found that this works:
- Access
about:configfrom the address bar. - Look for a setting called
browser.taskbar.lists.enabled. - Double-click it to set its value to false
- Double-click it again to (re)set its value to true, which is the default.
And now it’s fixed.
edited Feb 19 at 1:30
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
answered Feb 17 at 22:59
Marc.2377
534831
be sure to check your answer as correct
– fred_dot_u
Feb 17 at 23:34
1
@fred_dot_u I can't, just yet. Check: superuser.com/help/self-answer: "You can also accept your own answer, but you must wait 48 hours to do so."
– Marc.2377
Feb 19 at 1:15
1
Don’t know who downvoted, but this is a good self-answered question. Nice work!
– JakeGould
Feb 19 at 1:23
1
@marc, thanks for the clarification.
– fred_dot_u
Feb 19 at 1:41
add a comment |
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up vote
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down vote
accepted
What might have caused this?
Just another random bug, it seems. It might have been caused by restarting Windows while it was downloading updates, which is a lame excuse indeed but it’s the only thing I can think of.
How to fix it?
I found that this works:
- Access
about:configfrom the address bar. - Look for a setting called
browser.taskbar.lists.enabled. - Double-click it to set its value to false
- Double-click it again to (re)set its value to true, which is the default.
And now it’s fixed.
edited Feb 19 at 1:30
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
answered Feb 17 at 22:59
Marc.2377
534831
What might have caused this?
Just another random bug, it seems. It might have been caused by restarting Windows while it was downloading updates, which is a lame excuse indeed but it’s the only thing I can think of.
How to fix it?
I found that this works:
- Access
about:configfrom the address bar. - Look for a setting called
browser.taskbar.lists.enabled. - Double-click it to set its value to false
- Double-click it again to (re)set its value to true, which is the default.
And now it’s fixed.
edited Feb 19 at 1:30
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
answered Feb 17 at 22:59
Marc.2377
534831
edited Feb 19 at 1:30
JakeGould
30.9k1093137
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30.9k1093137
edited Feb 19 at 1:30
JakeGould
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answered Feb 17 at 22:59
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answered Feb 17 at 22:59
Marc.2377
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answered Feb 17 at 22:59
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– fred_dot_u
Feb 17 at 23:34
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@fred_dot_u I can't, just yet. Check: superuser.com/help/self-answer: "You can also accept your own answer, but you must wait 48 hours to do so."
– Marc.2377
Feb 19 at 1:15
1
Don’t know who downvoted, but this is a good self-answered question. Nice work!
– JakeGould
Feb 19 at 1:23
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@marc, thanks for the clarification.
– fred_dot_u
Feb 19 at 1:41
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be sure to check your answer as correct
– fred_dot_u
Feb 17 at 23:34
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@fred_dot_u I can't, just yet. Check: superuser.com/help/self-answer: "You can also accept your own answer, but you must wait 48 hours to do so."
– Marc.2377
Feb 19 at 1:15
1
Don’t know who downvoted, but this is a good self-answered question. Nice work!
– JakeGould
Feb 19 at 1:23
1
@marc, thanks for the clarification.
– fred_dot_u
Feb 19 at 1:41
be sure to check your answer as correct
– fred_dot_u
Feb 17 at 23:34
be sure to check your answer as correct
– fred_dot_u
Feb 17 at 23:34
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@fred_dot_u I can't, just yet. Check: superuser.com/help/self-answer: "You can also accept your own answer, but you must wait 48 hours to do so."
– Marc.2377
Feb 19 at 1:15
@fred_dot_u I can't, just yet. Check: superuser.com/help/self-answer: "You can also accept your own answer, but you must wait 48 hours to do so."
– Marc.2377
Feb 19 at 1:15
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Don’t know who downvoted, but this is a good self-answered question. Nice work!
– JakeGould
Feb 19 at 1:23
Don’t know who downvoted, but this is a good self-answered question. Nice work!
– JakeGould
Feb 19 at 1:23
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@marc, thanks for the clarification.
– fred_dot_u
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@marc, thanks for the clarification.
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