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Annoying updates

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spradabane2000
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Hi there,

the update in the firefox is annoying. I must have a provision to turn OFF updates. Most of the time, the firefox is updating updating updating. It irritates me. I am fed up with this an hence writing this to you. fix it or i will uninstall this nasty browser.

Hi there, the update in the firefox is annoying. I must have a provision to turn OFF updates. Most of the time, the firefox is updating updating updating. It irritates me. I am fed up with this an hence writing this to you. fix it or i will uninstall this nasty browser.

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FredMcD
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Step one: How do you completely turn off update checks in Firefox v64? You can use a policies.json file to disable updates for all users. https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md or https://winaero.com/blog/disable-updates-firefox-63-above/

You can use a policies.json file in the distribution folder in the Firefox installation folder instead as also listed in the article, so no need to use GPO keys in the Windows Registry. • https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

You can use the ManualAppUpdateOnly policy in Firefox 87+ to enable only manual updates e.g. via "Help -> About Firefox".

Note that it is important to stay up to date and install the latest security patches.