Firefox opens an Explorer window when I download a file

Firefox has started recently to open a window of the Explorer, whenever I have download a file. It's better Explorer, actually, since I use that to replace the version of Microsoft. The folder that opens is the destination target. Thus, it creates several tabs, but I expect that it will open just to the top of multiple instances of Windows Explorer if that's what I used.

So if I download a dozen pictures, I get a dozen tabs open. This does not happen with IE or Chrome. I have several extensions installed, but I went through the options of Firefox and all relative to the downloads and none of them seem to have anything that could cause this. I checked from the Applications under the Firefox Options tab, which seemed to be a likely cause. But I don't see anything. And I don't remember changing anything recently, anyway. I can't see anything in the Explorer best that would cause this behavior. That is borne out by this is not occurring in other browsers. And I have not changed anything there, either.

I tried to download something with NetVideoHunter and I get the same behavior. But this does not happen with DownloadThemAll!

I tried search it online, but queries that I use are apparently too similar to those of other issues, because nothing of what happens is still close to my problem.

As it becomes very annoying, any help would be greatly appreciated. Firefox is my favorite browser and I am not prepared to give up on this. But I'd hate to reinstall it, since I set up just the way I want it. And I'm not even sure who could solve the problem.

Thank you

Hello msd2013,
Thanks for the reply, its good to know that your problem has been fixed.

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