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Is there a switch for starting FF minimized ?

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I'm looking for a command line switch that will start Firefox minimized. Thunderbird too, if possible

I'm looking for a command line switch that will start Firefox minimized. Thunderbird too, if possible

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There is not a command line argument for this, but there is a windows feature that you can use.

Right-click on the shortcut you use to launch Firefox and select properties. Go to the shortcut tab, about two-thirds the way down that tab there is a Run setting, change that to Minimized.

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There is not a command line argument for this, but there is a windows feature that you can use.

Right-click on the shortcut you use to launch Firefox and select properties. Go to the shortcut tab, about two-thirds the way down that tab there is a Run setting, change that to Minimized.

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Super

Just what I needed. Learn something new everyday

Thanks, Tony

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Sure there are. To open Firefox/other Moz apps/ use the parameter -silent and you will get it.

See also how I use it to speed up load time of Firefox here: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/762446#answer-119951

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Tried this setting on Firefox.exe in my Start Up folder where Firefox is launched at boot-up. It still opens as full screen upon boot-up. Procedure has worked for other programs (IE 8, TaskManager, etc.) at boot-up.