QuickRestart

You can download it from the developer’s website or the Firefox Add-Ons site.

Whenever you install a new Firefox extension or theme, you are asked to restart your browser for the changes to take effect.

QuickRestart makes the process a bit quicker and simpler.

To watch a video on using QuickRestart, click on the “Play Video” button below. Or, scroll down for step-by-step instructions with screenshots.

Step-by-Step Instructions with Screenshots

After installing QuickRestart, you can restart the browser in one of two ways:

From the Tools Menu
Clicking the Toolbar Button

Let’s begin with the Tools Menu.

To restart your browser, click on Tools > Restart Firefox:

If you’d rather use your keyboard to start the browser, just type Ctrl+Alt+R.

Next, we’ll move to the toolbar button.

There are a couple of steps here. You’ll notice after installing the QuickStart extension that the toolbar button does not automatically appear on your browser window. You must place it on the browser manually.

Here’s how:

Click on View > Toolbars > Customize:

The “Customize Toolbar” window will appear.

Find the “Restart” button:

Left-click on the the “Restart” button and drag it up to your toolbar. The vertical black line indicates where the button will be placed:

Click on the button to restart Firefox: