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Since I upgraded from FF128-esr to FF140-esr I always get the "Firefox is being updated by another instance" This is really driving me crazy, as I checked / did / .... everything (and even more) I found on the internet related to that.

Nothing helps !

Creating and using a new default profile didn't help

Finally I ended up uninstalling FF completely (making sure no -zero- leftovers remained in ProgramFiles, AppData a.s.o.), and reinstalled FF140.7.0-esr freshly. After installation I started FF immediately with the created default profile (only existing one) --> SAME THING : "Firefox is being updated by another instance"

And this is really a FF140 thing, when I go back to FF128, on the same computer, same profiles, ...., the problem is gone.

I would like to know in detail what checks are really done by FF to decide to give that "Firefox is being updated by another instance"

Firefox 147.0.4 on macOS 26.3 does not work via SOCKS proxy.

Firefox 147.0.4 on Windows 11 x64 works fine via the same intranet SOCKS proxy, with exactly the same settings.

The advantage of Firefox is its flexibility. It supports its own SOCKS proxy settings, independent of systems-wide ones. Unfortunately, it seems this Firefox feature is broken on macOS (but Windows version works perfectly).

Safari 26.3 (21623.2.7.11.6) and DuckDuckGo 1.177.0 (625) web-browsers that use system-wide macOS SOCKS proxy settings also works fine with this intranet proxy server. So it seems SOCKS proxy server itself is OK, and the problem is confined to Firefox on macOS.

Has anyone seen Firefox 147 on macOS work via SOCKS proxy? Is there a principal difference between how Firefox handles SOCKS proxy on macOS vs. Windows? What might be the best way to address the problem on macOS?

Thanks!

I am only able to shut off these new tones Firefox makes in Windows 11 Volume control center by muting Firefox. Then if I do, I am forced to return to that button to unmute if I want to listen to a YouTube video etc.

I've never had this issue with Firefox until 2026. I'd like to find a setting within the Firefox Settings, but there is nothing. No other browser does this. Only Firefix.

It's annoying. I'm going to have to start putting Firefox aside and stop using it. It's too much of a nuisance.

Firefox has no customer support. Only a Community Forum. So, I don't think they'll miss me.

After the most recent upgrades (both MacOS to 26.4 beta and Firefox 147.0.4), Firefox is giving me this message: Hmm. We’re having trouble finding that site. Any suggestions?

Dear Everyone, Facing issue with deploying Configuration Profile for Extension Settings via Intune. I have already imported the "firefox.admx and mozilla.admx". then i created the firefox Extension using OMA-URI as show below

OMA-URI: ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~Extensions/ExtensionSettings

Value : <enabled/><data id="ExtensionSettings" value='{"*":{"installation_mode":"blocked"},"{d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"{5caff8cc-3d2e-4110-a88a-003cc85b3858}":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"{d187b435-812e-4813-a93e-edccc4118f9d}":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"uBlock0@raymondhill.net":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"langpack-de@firefox.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"langpack-cs@firefox.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"langpack-en-GB@firefox.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"langpack-fr@firefox.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"langpack-ga-IE@firefox.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"langpack-it@firefox.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"langpack-pl@firefox.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"alterechtschreibung@gmail.com":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"cs@dictionaries.addons.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"fr-dicollecte@dictionaries.addons.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"ga-IE@dictionaries.addons.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"it-IT@dictionaries.addons.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"pl@dictionaries.addons.mozilla.org":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"de_DE@dicts.j3e.de":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"de_CH@dicts.j3e.de":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"ms.pad.firefox@microsoft.com":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"ciscowebexstart1@cisco.com":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"salesforceinspector@reloaded":{"installation_mode":"allowed"},"jid1-DBcuAQpfLMcvOQ@jetpack":{"installation_mode":"allowed"}}'/>

And also i created below one

Initial setup

   Download the latest release from our GitHub page and unzip the file.
   Open the file firefox.admx in an editor.
   Sign in to Microsoft Intune at https://intune.microsoft.com.
   Click Devices then Configuration (https://intune.microsoft.com/#view/Microsoft_Intune_DeviceSettings/DevicesMenu/~/configuration).
   Click Create on the Policies tab and then New Policy.
   Select Windows 10 and Later as the platform and Templates as the profile. Click Custom and then click Create.
   Type Firefox Configuration or any descriptive name.
   Enter an optional description.
   Click Next.
   Click Add.
   Enter a name like Firefox ADMX.
   Enter an optional description.
   For the OMA-URI, enter ./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/ConfigOperations/ADMXInstall/Firefox/Policy/FirefoxAdmx.
   Select String for the Data type.
   Copy all of the text from the firefox.admx file into the Value field.
   Click Add. 

After deployed to production getting error -2016281112

Outcome is: Setting name: ExtensionSettings [./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~Extensions/ExtensionSettings] ----error code -2016281112

2. FirefoxAdmx [./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/ConfigOperations/ADMXInstall/Firefox/Policy/FirefoxAdmx] ----> Succeeded

Please help me on this to fix the issue

I have an issue where the following operations with the "new" profile manager don't work: - setting up a new profile (about:newprofile in the new profile is just blank) (a new profile gets created though) - deleting a profile (about:newprofile is just blank) - editing any profile that is not the original profile (about:editprofile is just blank) (works with the original profile) - the select profile interface from the account or menu button is blank when opening it from any profile that is not the original profile

What works tho is calling about:profilemanager from any profile. From there any profile can be selected and switched to.

I'm using the Bazzite (Linux distro that is Fedora based). I'm fairly new to Linux so that could be a issue, the problem was there from the get-go though and since Firefox was preinstalled I don't believe I could've messed up much.

Firefox version is 147.0.4 Bazzite version is 43.20260211.0 (Kinoite)

Reboot doesn't fix these issues. Uninstalled Firefox with deleting user data, installed it again and same behavior appears again.

I also tried installing a Firefox fork (Waterfox). It had the same issues.

I would appreciate any help and would be willing to share more detailed date if it helps somebody help me.

The attached screenshots mostly show the UI that is not working as expected.

As long as my computer doesn't go to sleep Im fine. If it does, when i open firefox, i must refresh to be able to find my bookmarks and passwords. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance! Micha

Firefox was my default browser until I had to install Microsoft 365, which I think is repeatedly blocking my attempt to restore Firefox as my default browser. Every time I try to download it stops two-thirds of the way through.

My IT department did a reinstallation of my laptop and previously to that checked the sync in firefox so everything were ok. now when logged in i am missing everything. can you please help me get back all my bookmarks. how shall i do ?

Noticed the bookmarks error message at the top of the browser page then looked to find they were gone, no troubleshooting methods have worked and I don't seem to have any backup files. Bookmark manager is blank and there are no selectable options?

streaming sites that load on chrome, opera and brave do not load on firefox since the last update, the throbber is the only thing that loads. Running win 11 pro on a powerspec computer, 32 gig ram, onboard graphics, intel core I9 processor 12th gen I believe, has been checked and not one which had the issues

Firefox is not responding. Also various apps are not showing/responding. Apps I use every day have disappeared and when I go into the App Store and search for them they are not even listed.

Hi,

I’ve recently noticed that after a Firefox update, the browser has become very slow and unresponsive whenever I open multiple tabs, around 5–10. Before this update, I could open many tabs without any noticeable lag.

Now, new tabs take a long time to load, scrolling within open tabs feels choppy, and sometimes Firefox freezes for a few seconds before responding again.

I’ve already tried restarting Firefox, disabling extensions one by one, and clearing the cache, but none of these steps have improved the performance. I’m using Windows 10 and the latest version of Firefox.

Could anyone suggest what settings or troubleshooting steps I can try to fix this slowdown?

When the Global Privacy Control request is checked (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/global-privacy-control?as=u&utm_source=inproduct) a persistent bubble appears at the bottom of the page indicating the request has been accepted. The bubble is annoying. Is there a way to continue to use this feature without the bubble appearing?