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Mozilla Firefox - Tabbed Browsing

Stop Warning When Closing Multiple Tabs

SUMMARY: Close Mozilla Firefox immediately when you want to, and skip tab warning dialogs.

Normally, when you close a Mozilla Firefox window with multiple tabs open, a dialog box appears warning you that multiple websites have been loaded. This way, if you did not mean to close all open websites, you can cancel closing Mozilla Firefox.

While many people find this dialog box beneficial, other users would rather have Mozilla Firefox always stop immediately when asked to close, no matter what. If you fall in the latter category:

1. Click "Tools" - "Options".

2. When the "Options" dialog box appears, click "Tabs".

3. Uncheck "Warn me when closing multiple tabs".

4. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.

This tip was written for Mozilla Firefox v3.0.1. Screenshots and instructions for other versions may vary.