How to Start Mozilla Firefox in Safe Mode

If Mozilla Firefox is your favourite web browser and Firefox crashes frequently on your PC then starting Mozilla Firefox in safe mode is one of the best options to get rid from these crash problems.

Usually, most of the user reset Firefox settings whenever they face this kind of problem with Firefox Web browser. But if you are familiar with the exact ways of starting Firefox in safe mode then you will feel so relaxed.

How to start Mozilla Firefox in Safe Mode

There are several ways of opening Firefox in safe mode, but in this guide we are mentioning only some of the best ways. Here's how:

Start Mozilla Firefox in Safe Mode:

# How to Start Firefox in Safe Mode from UI

Step (1): First of all, open Mozilla Firefox Browser and click on setting button from the top right corner. After that, click on the small blue question mark sign

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Step (2): After the click, Help menu will appear as shown below:

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Step (3): Now select the option of "Restart with Add-ons disabled". It will ask you to confirm, so click on Restart button.

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Step (4): Then Firefox Safe Mode dialog-box will appear, here you need to select the option of "Start in Safe Mode".

How to start Firefox in Safe Mode

That's it! Now Mozilla Firefox will start in safe mode with add-ons disabled.

# How to Start Firefox in Safe Mode Using Key

Starting Firefox web browser in Safe Mode Using Key is one of the most easy and quick way. To do so, firstly press Shift key and then click on the Firefox icon to start it in safe mode. After the click, same dialog box will appear as above.

Now, Select the option of "Start in Safe Mode" and Firefox will be start in Safe Mode.

# How to Start Firefox in Safe Mode Using Run box

To start Mozilla Firefox browser in Safe Mode Using Run box, firstly open Run box and type following text and press Enter.

firefox -safe-mode

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After pressing Enter, the same dialog box will appear. So, click on "Start in Safe Mode" and you are done.

# How to Start Firefox in Safe Mode Using command line

First of all, open a command prompt window and type the following command and press Enter:

“C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe” -safe-mode

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After pressing Enter, the same dialog box will appear. So, select the option of "Start in Safe Mode" and Firefox will start in safe mode. 


How to fix: Firefox is stuck in Safe Mode

If you are using/trying all above mentioned options and feel that Firefox is stuck in Safe Mode then possibly the firefox.exe process may not have exited properly.

In this condition, killing it with the help of Task Manager or restarting your Windows PC is appropriate option. Most of the people are happy with these solutions and hope it will solve your problem too. 

Feel free to ask or suggest us through your valuable comments. You can get more interesting & awesome step by step tutorials, how to - guide, tips and tricks related to Mozilla Firefox by checking our Mozilla Firefox browser section.

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