topic Re: FIREFOX UPDATES FORCE CLOSES TABS AND MS DOCS, LOST LEGAL WORK in Firefox Labs

FIREFOX UPDATES FORCE CLOSES TABS AND MS DOCS, LOST LEGAL WORK

lawbots2 — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:42:50 GMT

TOO MANY FIREFOX UPDATES FORCES AND IT WILL CLOSE ALL TABS AND EVEN MS WORD, AS I DO LEGAL WORD AND LOSE IT ALL, DUE TO THIS CONSTANT UPDATES, SHOULD HAVE A WAY TO UPDATE WHEN YOUR READY, SHUT UPDATES OFF OPTION, IS NOW A LEGAL ISSUE WHEN IT TAKES OVER YOUR COMPUTER AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS OR WHAT EVER A PERSON IS WORKING ON IMPORTANT RESEARCH, LIKE AI TABS OPEN,LOSING YOUR PLACE AND CONCENTRATION WHERE YOU WERE, WHAT YOU WERE READING, WHAT MS WORD DOCS VANISHED, OR UNSAVED, SHOULD BE FORE FOX LEGAL DEPARTMENT AS URGENT. WE SHOULD CONTROL OF OUR WORK. AND COMPUTER. / FIREFOX IS THE BEST AND BEST I USE EVERY DAY. JUST ONE TINY FIX LET US DECIDE TO UPDATE, YET ABOVE ALL DO NOT SHUT DOWN ANY PERSON'S WORK. AND IF UPDATES ARE NOT ISSUES ON SOMEONE'S COMPUTER, NOT SECURITY. ALLOW EMAILS TO THOSE THAT IF GRAVE SECURITY WHY AND A CHANCE TO SAVE OUR WORK.

Re: FIREFOX UPDATES FORCE CLOSES TABS AND MS DOCS, LOST LEGAL WORK

kgrayson — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:45:36 GMT

I am a longtime Firefox user who has also experienced this too many times over the past couple of months. All of a sudden Firefox functionality is impaired and a message comes up saying I must close Firefox to keep using. The message also says that all tabs will be restored except private ones. But one of the main reasons I use Firefox is to preserve privacy. So this means I need to permanently close between 2 - 10 tabs that I have open where I am currently doing work. This makes Firefox a significantly less attractive option for me.

Re: FIREFOX UPDATES FORCE CLOSES TABS AND MS DOCS, LOST LEGAL WORK

Agentvirtuel — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:52:59 GMT

Bonjour

Re: FIREFOX UPDATES FORCE CLOSES TABS AND MS DOCS, LOST LEGAL WORK

dftf — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:22:02 GMT

Assuming you're using something like Microsoft Office Online or Google Docs, not sure why an update of Firefox is causing you to lose work, as those online office apps usually AutoSave by-default. When you go back to the site, a draft of what you were working on should come back.

If it's causing that much of an issue, go to Menu -> Settings -> About Firefox and then change from
"Automatically install updates" to "Check for updates, but choose when to install".

Re: FIREFOX UPDATES FORCE CLOSES TABS AND MS DOCS, LOST LEGAL WORK

dftf — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:25:10 GMT

No matter which browser you might use -- Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Vivaldi -- they all need a full close-down sometimes to install an update to keep you secure.

Obviously Private tabs cannot be restored between sessions as that would defeat the point if they could be brought-back easily.

You can reduce updates via Menu -> Settings -> About Firefox and then change from "Automatically install updates" to "Check for updates, but choose when to install". But remember delaying updates for ages is also not good, especially if you often visit unfamiliar or uncommon websites.

Re: FIREFOX UPDATES FORCE CLOSES TABS AND MS DOCS, LOST LEGAL WORK

Agentvirtuel — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 04:09:08 GMT

Bonjour

To complement, these discussions

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-background-updates/td-p/127410

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/get-rid-of-the-quot-restart-required-quot-in-firefox/idc-p/91634/highlight/true#M48703

Otther subject, Update Firefox is missing
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1498260

Re: FIREFOX UPDATES FORCE CLOSES TABS AND MS DOCS, LOST LEGAL WORK

Agentvirtuel — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:24:48 GMT

Mon navigateur est géré par mon organisation.
I use, DisableAppUpdate (e.g.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIwTxJjiPkI
At one point in the video, a black screen appears, and that's normal, that's my strategy, the time it takes to answer Yes in the "User Account Control" (UAC) dialog box.

For information. If you want to try Enterprise Policy Generator.
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/enterprise-policy-generator
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/enterprise-policy-generator-an-open-source-browser-based/td-p/127768