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Turn on background updates to have the latest version of Firefox when you start the browser.

[[Find what version of Firefox you are using|Firefox version]] 90 introduces background updates, a feature that checks for, downloads, and installs updates in the background. This way, you will have the latest version of Firefox available every time you open the browser. Once you’ve enabled background updates, Firefox will check for updates every 7 hours when the browser is not in use. This feature will be released gradually and has a few requirements to be able to run. To enable or disable the functionality, follow the steps below: #Click on the Firefox menu [[Image:Fx89menuButton]] button and then go to {menu Settings}. #In the {menu General} panel, scroll down to the ''Firefox Updates'' section. #Select the ''Automatically install updates (recommended)'' setting and check or uncheck the box next to ''When Firefox is not running '' to enable or disable the feature. Advanced users can make this feature available ahead of the release schedule, by following the steps below: #[[T:aboutconfig]] #Search for {pref app.update.background.scheduling.enabled}. #Toggle this preference to {pref True} to enable background updates or to {pref False} to disable them. #Restart Firefox for the changes to take effect. '''Requirements to run:''' *Firefox must have been installed with the installer (not from, for example, a ZIP). *The [[What is the Mozilla Maintenance Service?|Mozilla Maintenance Service]] must be usable (installed and not disabled). When installing with the Firefox installer, this is the default. *Firefox must have a default [[Profile Manager - Create, remove or switch Firefox profiles|profile]] and it must run using that profile at least once after the feature is enabled. *Firefox must not have a language pack installed. *[[Connection settings in Firefox|Firefox connection settings]] must be configured to use the system proxy (this is the default).