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upgrade notification spam

Tikihead — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:01:06 GMT

getting constant upgrade spam from firefox.

I just upgraded to 127. and now its telling me to upgrade to 128.

I cannot find a way to silence the notifications,

and I cannot find a way to import the bookmarks toolbar to waterfox.

it's annoying enuff for me to want to ditch firefox, even tho i love the browser.

thanx for listening.

Re: upgrade notification spam

Agentvirtuel — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 04:40:42 GMT

Hello

Firefox release notes
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/releases
Since the release of Firefox 63 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/63.0/releasenotes

The option to Never check for updates was removed from about:preferences. You can use the DisableAppUpdate enterprise policy as a substitute.

Firefox policies https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates
DisableAppUpdate https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/#disableappupdate
The Enterprise Policy Generator https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/enterprise-policy-generator helps to create the configuration file

{ "policies": { "DisableAppUpdate": true } }

By way of other illustration https://www.youtube.com/embed/wiWZOm_UX30

Another way, not to block updates, or, to block updates
DisableAppUpdate 0 not to block updates
By way of illustration, DisableAppUpdate 1 block updates
\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox

Use the Troubleshooting Information page to help fix Firefox issues
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-troubleshooting-information-page-fix-firefox

Enterprise Policies: This shows you if your browser is being managed by Windows Group Policy or a policies.json file. If enterprise policies are managing Firefox, clicking on Active will show you a list of the policies that are currently active on

Re: upgrade notification spam

vik42 — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:30:52 GMT

Man I wish Google Chrome were as easy....

A simple way to kill the update notifications, if you don't have GPOs or anything fancy, say an air gapped network...

Generate this registry key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox]

DWORD 32 = DisableAppUpdate=1

Reboot... done, no more nags!

Re: upgrade notification spam

Agentvirtuel — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 20:27:36 GMT

Hello

In addition
Also works with HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox
https://www.youtube.com/embed/6ZMx-Da-0sM

Re: upgrade notification spam

AndreySh — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:03:04 GMT

Why here it looks better?

Re: upgrade notification spam

Agentvirtuel — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:32:25 GMT

Hello

Firefox 136 below

Firefox 128 below

Re: upgrade notification spam

AndreySh — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:41:49 GMT

Here not the same. What is the difference? Can I install esr for windows?

Re: upgrade notification spam

AndreySh — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:46:13 GMT

Understand, thank you

Re: upgrade notification spam

Agentvirtuel — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:51:32 GMT

Take a look at, about the subject, Dedicated profiles per Firefox installation, by way of illustration https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/using-older-versions/m-p/52750/highlight/true#M18762

Re: upgrade notification spam

AndreySh — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:50:11 GMT

I was simply surprised that there were no such problems on Linux. Why make it for Windows?

Re: upgrade notification spam

Agentvirtuel — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:17:15 GMT

As far as i'm concerned Firefox on Linux
DisableAppUpdate, yes https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/forced-restart/m-p/48813/highlight/true#M17511
DisableAppUpdate, no https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/feedback-automatic-updates-and-forced-browser-restarts/m-p/74814/highlight/true#M28757

Clarification as far as i'm concerned install Firefox on Linux

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux
System Firefox installation (for advanced users) that's my installation.

Re: upgrade notification spam

AndreySh — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 03:52:11 GMT

He he he. This is a real sore spot. Why not just return the third button - do nothing?

Re: upgrade notification spam

jimcricket — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:53:40 GMT

I guess I should have mentioned this is happening on a Mac

Re: upgrade notification spam

Agentvirtuel — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 05:24:17 GMT

Hello

Enterprise policy allows customized deployments, using Windows Group Policy or a cross-platform JSON file.

By way of illustration a cross-platform json file.
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/option-to-disable-update-reminders/idc-p/92730/highlight/true#M49191

Re: upgrade notification spam

AndreySh — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:45:59 GMT

Very interesting. And where is it on windows?

Re: upgrade notification spam

Agentvirtuel — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:56:59 GMT

Hello

How to Disable Firefox Automatic Updates on Windows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiWZOm_UX30 is it your question.

Re: upgrade notification spam

AndreySh — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:55:37 GMT

Thank you, it works.

It is more logically to give link to the blog. There is templates in there.

https://www.journeybytes.com/disable-firefox-quantum-updates/#policies.json

But after update (Updates need to be done for security and new features.) the directory is erased.

So you need to do this each time you update Firefox.

Not cool...

Re: upgrade notification spam

Agentvirtuel — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:52:51 GMT

You can use the Windows registry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvgqS10N1Xc
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.

Re: upgrade notification spam

AndreySh — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:10:36 GMT

Thank you. A created value in wrong branch, so it does not work.

Now it correct. But I updated Firefox to the latest version.

So need to wait a new version to check how it work.