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Update Firefox without opening browser

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Hi All, this question seems to come up on various forums, but I cannot find a definitive answer.

We run the Enterprise version of FF (140.7.0esr (32-bit)), the product installs and includes the scheduled task that checks for updates at a regular interval. This works, but the update only ever seems to be applied once the browser is launched.

According to the documentation there is the following setting:

Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\AppAutoUpdate = 0x1 | 0x0

  • If set to true, application updates are installed without user approval within Firefox.
  • If set to false, application updates are downloaded but the user can choose when to install the update.

We have a number of users that do not frequently open FF and therefore our reporting shows that they are running an out of date version of the browser.

Has anyone managed to get this auto update mechanism to work without opening the browser? Is it even possible?

Thanks

Hi All, this question seems to come up on various forums, but I cannot find a definitive answer. We run the Enterprise version of FF (140.7.0esr (32-bit)), the product installs and includes the scheduled task that checks for updates at a regular interval. This works, but the update only ever seems to be applied once the browser is launched. According to the documentation there is the following setting: Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\AppAutoUpdate = 0x1 | 0x0 * If set to true, application updates are installed without user approval within Firefox. * If set to false, application updates are downloaded but the user can choose when to install the update. We have a number of users that do not frequently open FF and therefore our reporting shows that they are running an out of date version of the browser. Has anyone managed to get this auto update mechanism to work without opening the browser? Is it even possible? Thanks

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