Recently, Mozilla Firefox browser has introduced a Restart with Windows feature which will automatically start the browser, whenever your Windows computer boots. Sometimes, if you leave your Firefox open and when Windows shut down, then the Firefox might automatically re-open with your previously opened tabs when you opened the Windows next time.
Steps to Automatically Starts Firefox:
If your Firefox starts automatically when your Windows computer turns on, then we provide you few steps which will help you in the process of how to disable ‘Restart with Windows’ feature in Firefox on Windows 10, Windows 8 and also Windows7.
Start the Mozilla Firefox browser
Type the following text in the address bar of the Firefox ‘about: config.’
Hit Enter.
If prompted with any warning message, then, click on ‘I accept the risk!’ button.
Steps to Stop Restart with Windows Feature in Firefox:
- In the Search Filter box, type ‘Restart’ and it should show the following preferences in the window:
- winRegisterApplicationRestart
- Now check for the preference value and then need to verify if it’s ‘set to true.’
- Disable it permanently; you will need to change this value to ‘False.’
- Once you set the value according to your preferences, then the feature will automatically be enabled and disabled completely.
For most of the users, Restart with the Windows feature is easily disabled by default. However, in the upcoming weeks, Mozilla will also have this feature enabled as the default configuration. Some of the Newer versions of the Mozilla Firefox web browser are already being shipped with some new and latest features ‘Restart with Windows’ is being enabled.
Jack Tucker is a security expert and he writes about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and is working at www.norton.com/setup
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