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Can't update automatically?? Have to do it manually?? Says: something preventing update securely??

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When an "update bulletin" posts says: something is preventing update securely??

When an "update bulletin" posts says: something is preventing update securely??

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cor-el
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This issue can be caused by the presence of leftover files in the Firefox program folder (defaults\pref) like a file firefox.js that overrides the update URL with a wrong link.

See my post here and do a clean reinstall and be sure to remove the Firefox program folder.