[tor-bugs] #33279 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor Browser cannot bind SOCKS port 9050: How to change browser settings? (not torrc)

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#33279: Tor Browser cannot bind SOCKS port 9050: How to change browser settings?
(not torrc)
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 Reporter:  psisis                    |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  High                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Critical                  |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                            |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by pospeselr):

 * status:  new => needs_information


Comment:

 The symptoms as you've described don't really make any sense. The router
 you're connected to has no bearing on your ability to open a port on
 localhost.

 It sounds like instead your local firewall (ie Windows built-in or some
 other you've installed) might be blocking the port, or you may have an old
 lingering tor.exe process already bound to port 9050 and so launching a
 *new* tor.exe fails. Can you confirm there are no orphaned tor.exe in the
 process manager (or just reboot) and that you don't have some firewall or
 anti-virus interfering here?

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