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I do not want to migrate to the new version of Firefox because it will take me MONTHS to get it back to the way I had it, so I want it to stop nagging me?

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rnboyd
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How do I get the nagging to stop? I am NEVER going to migrate to the nightmare called the "new version". I've been through this before, several times, and I've regretted past changes for months every time I "upgraded" to "features" I have no use whatsoever for. Browsers are not supposed to be "Rube Goldberg" devices.

I do not own a cell phone either.

What's wrong with "simple and easy = fast"?

Adding 10 Gigs of code to add more useless features, while completely eradicating everything that I already had in place, is not something I want to do, ever again.

Write some code to eliminate the nagging "upgrade" pop-up window on Firefox start-up and on all subsequent tabs and windows, please.

Thank you for your consideration,

Dr. RN Boyd, Ph. D.

How do I get the nagging to stop? I am NEVER going to migrate to the nightmare called the "new version". I've been through this before, several times, and I've regretted past changes for months every time I "upgraded" to "features" I have no use whatsoever for. Browsers are not supposed to be "Rube Goldberg" devices. I do not own a cell phone either. What's wrong with "simple and easy = fast"? Adding 10 Gigs of code to add more useless features, while completely eradicating everything that I already had in place, is not something I want to do, ever again. Write some code to eliminate the nagging "upgrade" pop-up window on Firefox start-up and on all subsequent tabs and windows, please. Thank you for your consideration, Dr. RN Boyd, Ph. D.

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Type about:preferences#advanced<enter> in the address bar. Under Advanced, Select Update.

[v56+] Type about:preferences#general<enter> in the address bar. Select Update.

Select Never Check For Updates.

Also turn off Use a background service to install updates <Windows Only>

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FredMcD
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Chosen Solution

Type about:preferences#advanced<enter> in the address bar. Under Advanced, Select Update.

[v56+] Type about:preferences#general<enter> in the address bar. Select Update.

Select Never Check For Updates.

Also turn off Use a background service to install updates <Windows Only>