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There have been some strange problems since I totally uninstalled a Firefox ESR version, and went back to the normal versions. That ESR version is still showing up in the registry in odd places as if it has not been uninstalled: Firefox-308045B0AF4A39CB

I'm wondering if it is causing problems, because when I made it the default browser, it seemed microsoft started using it in some of the ways it ordinarily uses Edge, which is why I do not use Edge.

I do NOT want a browser to access or control my desktop or anything else on my computer. I simply want to use it as a browser.

At least there is no longer "your browser is being managed by your organization" showing up (because I designated no update. I prefer to choose to update manually. Because I do not always have time to reconfigure the screwups updates cause because of changes made. Firefox is not as bad as microsoft . . . yet, but unsuspecting updates always create time some type of configuration issues that require time.

Recently, I fully uninstalled the ESR version, and returned to a fully installed regular version. It was 155, but suddenly with a few days it was 158, then an auto update to 159. I made sure to download the Firefox full version, NOT the microsoft store version. However there was already one automatic update without notification, and I had selected no update without my confirmation. So I am wondering if the update/download was the microsoft store version that screwed up my compute configuration, again, because microsoft settings is no longer working. And even though everything was uninstalled from the ESR version, including in the registry (I did a search and removed what was left) and after a day or two there were no more of the ESR version entries. So it seems to have been fully uninstalled.

Since then there was an auto update to 159 which I did not know until the configuration changed, so I checked the version. Since that time I see that entries for Firefox- (the ESR version are back in my registry) even though I was able to fully uninstall everything. But it only lasted until the update.

Is it no longer possible to be informed there is an update, and choose whether or not to update at the time. I do not trust the update will not be the microsoft version, so that means I must do an update via a full install that I download myself and know it is not the Microsoft version.

I am not exactly sure what microsoft does differently with it's update. But it seems to connect the browser to a desktop shell. I am wondering if the problems from microsoft start when I select Firefox as the default browsers - which cause the microsoft update version to make Firefox a startup shell, the way it uses Edge to be a startup shell

So basically, I'm wondering if a microsoft update of Firefox has screwed up my microsoft settings again, because Microsoft Settings is no longer working. And two days ago I got this error message when trying to access Microsoft Settings: all ms-settings are showing up class no registered ms-settings:defaultapps?registeredAppMachine=Firefox-308045B0AF4A39CB class not registered

I asked in the past how to prevent getting the microsoft version of the Firefox update and there was no response. So I changed to ESR. (Then the bank need an updated version of the browser to connect properly without problems, so I changed back to the regular version.) Surely other folks have had a similar problems and want the Microsoft interferring with Firefox updates..

The new version is clumsy, and poorly planned. I would need to be able to return to the "Firefox" that I have been using for over 10 years. I hope you can help me remain a firefox devotee

As above - my Mac computer is on the OS High Sierra v. 10.13.6 . Which won't allow me to use the latest Firefox versions, and I am using the esr-update channel to run Firefox v 115. This in turn won't let me run the Mapbox GL you say is necessary to run OS Maps - which I have been paying-for and using without problems for several years. Since I am not prepared to buy a new Imac just to continue using OS Maps please explain how you advise me to get over this problem using my existing setup. If that is not possible then I will have to ask for a refund of my subscription and I'll use a different maps application.

I have used Firefox as my browser for many years now. But I am having difficulties with my Apple Mail App and have tried to set up email account on Gmail. Gmail/google have message saying my Browser, ie Firefox, is no longer supported on their platform for email. I also saw a message in Firefox, saying my OS 10.13.6 is no longer supported by Firefox.

questions: can I still use Firefox if my OS stays the same (ie I don't update computer OS, not sure if I can anyway) is there a way to update Firefox to work with GMail?

Am totally confused. thanks

I have an old laptop - Sony Vaio - that will only run Windows 7. Since no browsers over there can actually work anymore, I have been trying to download Firefox 115 ESR to my windows 11 laptop. I can never get the installer for 115 ESR... Aby ideas?

Hi,

I’m looking into using Firefox as an alternative browser in our work environment and wanted to check whether it is suitable for regular business use.

Are there any known limitations, security concerns, or recommendations we should be aware of when using Firefox in a corporate environment? We mainly use web-based internal systems, so stability, security, compatibility, and centralized management are important for us.

Also, do you recommend Firefox ESR for business environments, or is the standard Firefox release normally sufficient?

Thanks in advance!

I get the window shown in the attached image when I launch Firefox now that I have updated from the ESR 140 versions to the ESR 153 versions.

If I click OK, it takes me into Firefox but it appears that the settings in my auto config are not being set suggesting that the configuration file that cannot be read is the firefox.cfg file that the instructions for auto configure (https://mzl.la/3pb4w0I) tell one to create with all the settings. It appears that the autoconfig.js file that is in "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref" is being read correctly as the two settings show properly in about:config.

I have set the specs on autoconfig.js to have be:

• end of line as LF and not the Windows/DOS standard of CRLF,
• the text encoded in UTF-8, and
• I have tried with BOM and non-BOM.

I have also tried these specs on the firefox.cfg file even though the the auto configure instructions do not say what specs to use on that file.

As I mentioned, things worked fine while I was using Firefox ESR 140.x, where x could be completion of any of the valid version numbers. Now that I have upgraded to Firefox ESR 153.x, this problem seems to have surfaced.

From the auto configure instructions, firefox.cfg is to be placed in "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox", however, in doing a web search, I came across and article on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2023fix-firefox-failed-read-configuration-file-error-andrew-m) from about three years ago that indicates firefox.cfg is to be in the same directory as autoconfig.js. Given it worked as described in the auto configure instructions before ESR 153, I figured this was wrong but tested it anyway by moving the firefox.cfg file. It changed nothing.

This is a problem for all my users on each of their individual domain accounts. I have tested and it makes no difference whether I'm running it on a Win10 or a Win11 computer.

I am using auto config for those settings that cannot be changed through Group Policy.

The operating system on my iMac is still the same version as when I bought it about 10 years ago: macOS High Sierra Version 10.13.6. Since I recently downloaded the latest version of Firefox, left mouse clicks no longer work in Substack pages. How can I download and install a version of Firefox that will go back to working for me the way it used to? I'd rather not update to a later version of the macOS operating system. I suppose I can if I absolutely have to, but I haven't been able to figure out how to do that either.

UBS Digital Banking is asking me to update my Firefox browser (140.15 Oesr), even though it is up to date according to the information on the Firefox support page. This version is no longer compatible with UBS’s technical requirements. What are my options if I wish to continue using Firefox rather than another browser? Thank you Luc

I have a MBP running OS Sierra (10.12.6).

I've exported all my bookmarks & Passwords ready to import them later.

I've downloaded the extended 115.40 version of Firefox. I've deleted the 'old' versin of Firefox and opened the esr and I see the bookmarks are still there... so what did I do wrong?

I'm still getting the 'This browser version is no longer supported' Error

Thanks g

I AM USING A samsung SMT-810 tablet which is beyond Samsung EOL for OS updates, more and mor apps update and then stop working, What version of firefox should I be running for best compatibility or are there other solutions?