Recent answers to updtaeshttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/13406132021-06-16T02:40:23-07:00Where are you turning off auto-updates? This is the setting I use to control the timing of when upda2021-06-16T02:40:23-07:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1340613#answer-1421953<p>Where are you turning off auto-updates? This is the setting I use to control the timing of when updates install, it's on the Preferences/Options/Settings page (depending on OS and version, the name varies):
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</p><p>Although that screenshot is pretty old now, that section of the page still looks the same on mine.
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<p>More generally, what is the problem with duplicate processes? Firefox has a built-in page with the internal address <strong>about:processes</strong> that shows what each Windows-level process is used for. Is that very different in Firefox 88 vs. 89?
</p>yes sir, i know what the current version is. if i have to install version 89 it would be easier to r2021-06-16T02:33:07-07:00ed_hudson2https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1340613#answer-1421951<p>yes sir, i know what the current version is. if i have to install version 89 it would be easier to remove the product.
i use version 88. I turned off auto update so it doesn't install ver. 89 which it did three times. The reason for this is version 89 adds a lot of UN-necessary duplicate processes.
</p><p>All i need is security updates. The auto update have loaded three times. I have tried to adjust it all three times to clone ver. 88 (apparently not due able)
I'd take a screen shot and post it but it's not allowed as it is not a standard web page.
</p>Mozilla offers two stable releases:
Standard, currently version 89
Extended Support, currently ba2021-06-14T03:54:16-07:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1340613#answer-1421440<p>Mozilla offers two stable releases:
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<ul><li> Standard, currently version 89
</li><li> Extended Support, currently based on Firefox 78 + security updates, to be updated this Fall to be based on Firefox 91 + security updates (more info: <a href="/en-US/kb/switch-to-firefox-extended-support-release-esr" rel="nofollow">Switch to Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) for personal use</a>)
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