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I posted a need to revert back to 56.02 as Quantum as 57 did not support my plugin. The solution hasn't worked

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briangh
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I was kindly helped by Co Rel and Jscher2000 who temporarily solved my problem....thankyou. However, when opening Firefoxu p to night, the system automatically updated it to Quantum. I am back to square one? Help please.

I was kindly helped by Co Rel and Jscher2000 who temporarily solved my problem....thankyou. However, when opening Firefoxu p to night, the system automatically updated it to Quantum. I am back to square one? Help please.

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Shadow110
Shadow110
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You had best make plans to do with out that or to look for a alternative. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/extensions/

Any other browsers besides 52.5.3 (should be updated around the 28th) and 57.0.4+ Will not have security fixes for this : https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3023893/opera-mozilla-vivaldi-and-more-rush-to-patch-spectre-and-meltdown-security-holes

Going back : unfortunately 56.0.2 and below is no longer safe to use for every day use do to security issues, but 52.5.3 ESR. It will continue to get security updates until May 2018, and you can download and install it from this page: *https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/ Note : Legacy Extensions will be deleted or removed in any version update after May 2018.

You should make a backup of your Profile before going back and just because:

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

FredMcD
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First, Type about:preferences#advanced<enter> in the address bar. Under Advanced, Select Update.

[v56+] Type about:preferences#general<enter> in the address bar. Select Update.

Select Never Check For Updates.

Also turn off Use a background service to install updates <Windows Only>

Install Older Version Of Firefox {web link} Be sure to read everything here.

If you still want to downgrade, look under; I still want to downgrade. Click the Directory of other versions and languages link. Look for the directory of the version that you want. But, remember that old versions may have security issues.

You should also check out Firefox; Extended Support Release {web link} ESR Notes System Requirements