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How do I get back to normal mode from safe mode and enable add ons again?

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I switched to safe mode to disable a few add-ons, but now I want to go back to normal mode. How do I do that?

I switched to safe mode to disable a few add-ons, but now I want to go back to normal mode. How do I do that?

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Firefox will open normally as long as you do not click the Safe mode link in the Start menu.

If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all your extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.

  • Use "Disable all add-ons" on the Safe mode start window to disable all extensions.
  • Close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")

>In Firefox 4 Safe mode also disables plugins (Tools > Add-ons > Plugins) and hardware acceleration (Tools > Options > Advanced > General)

See Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems and Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems