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Firefox "blocked by administrator; Edge, Chrome, Opera, IE not blocked

Anonymous
2018-08-03T19:03:42+00:00

I run W10 (upgrade from 8.0) on a Lenovo G700 laptop. This morning, I reinstalled Firefox, but I get a "blocked by administrator" message. Chrome, Opera, Edge and IE all work normally. I can bring Firefox up with "Run as Administrator," but that won't work when I click on a link in an email. How do I fix this? (I have a vague memory that I dealt with it before, but I can't remember any of the steps.)

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Anonymous
2018-08-03T20:01:42+00:00

Uninstall Firefox then reinstall it by right clicking setup then click Run as administrator.

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-08-03T19:34:44+00:00

    Which Antivirus software do you have installed? Is this a shared computer? Are there other accounts with Administrator privileges?

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-08-03T21:36:18+00:00

    Andre Da Costa, many thanks. I unistalledFirefox, then reinstalled it "as Administrator." It seems to be working fine, now.

    Again, many thanks.

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-08-03T19:43:12+00:00

    Antivirus--Windows Defender

    Shared computer--no

    Other Admin--one local vaccout fo repairs

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