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The about:support page will include a new Launcher Process entry in the Application Basics section on Windows, as of Firefox 67.
The browser.launcherProcess.enabled preference is set to "false" in my fx67 (32-bit) install. It's set to "true" in my 64-bit fx68.
Bug 1435780 [Meta] Firefox launcher process
Bug 1552156 Windows Launcher pref'ed on for 67 RC
VERIFIED FIXED in Firefox 67
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Aaron Klotz [:aklotz] Assignee Comment 9 • 2019-05-16 13:07 EDT Comment on attachment 9065475 [details]
Bug 1552156: Always set launcher pref default value to false; r=mhowell!
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Open about:support. The launcher process state should be "forcibly disabled".
Open about:config and look for the value for browser.launcherProcess.enabled. Its state should be false.
The about:support page will include a new Launcher Process entry in the '''Application Basics''' section on Windows, as of Firefox 67.
The browser.launcherProcess.enabled preference is set to "false" in my fx67 (32-bit) install. It's set to "true" in my 64-bit fx68.
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1435780 Bug 1435780] [Meta] Firefox launcher process
[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1552156 Bug 1552156] Windows Launcher pref'ed on for 67 RC
VERIFIED FIXED in Firefox 67
(quote)
Aaron Klotz [:aklotz] Assignee Comment 9 • 2019-05-16 13:07 EDT Comment on attachment 9065475 [details]
Bug 1552156: Always set launcher pref default value to false; r=mhowell!
<snip>
Open about:support. The launcher process state should be "forcibly disabled".
Open about:config and look for the value for browser.launcherProcess.enabled. Its state should be false.
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Screenshots (on Windows 7):
fx67aboutsupport
;[[Image:Fx67aboutsupport]]
fx68aboutsupport
;[[Image:fx68aboutsupport]]
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More here (refers to Firefox 66 Nightly):
https://techdows.com/2019/01/firefox-66-launcher-process-to-block-dll-injections-from-antivirus-and-third-party-software.html
(quote) ''UPDATE: Aaron Klotz from Mozilla working on launcher process said in a reddit thread that they’re testing the process and planning to run it as an experiment in version 67.''
Related discussion:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/713579#post-76276 Firefox 68 for Desktop - Release Notes / Issues / Discussions
''philipp [[#post-76276|said]]''
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some common issues reported by users in various support channels that i've noticed so far are:
* '''drag and drop problems''' of content from firefox to the desktop on windows: this is fallout of an intentional security-related change ("[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1435780 launcher process]") that's shipping to release users in 68. we have this sumo article on file for this: [[Running Windows as Administrator with Launcher Process Enabled Causes Drag and Drop Errors - How to Fix]] - disabling the launcher process itself is not a recommended workaround
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I updated the article for fx67, fx68 with new images for win and this entry under Application Basics:
{for fx67, win}
Launcher Process: This shows the status of the security-related Launcher Process for Firefox on Windows (enabled by default in Firefox version 68). For more information, see this article.
{/for}
I updated the article for fx67, fx68 with new images for win and this entry under Application Basics:
{for fx67, win}
*'''Launcher Process''': This shows the status of the security-related [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Platform/Integration/InjectEject/Launcher_Process/ Launcher Process] for Firefox on Windows (enabled by default in [[Find what version of Firefox you are using|Firefox version]] 68). For more information, see [[Running Windows as Administrator with Launcher Process Enabled Causes Drag and Drop Errors - How to Fix|this article]].
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