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Disabled auto update, but bombarded with update notifications. Help

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:17:51 GMT

Disable auto update, but bombarded with update notifications Does anyone have a way to set up FIrefox (desktop) to disable all update notifications?

I don't want a single update notification. I'll update my browser manually. It's got to the point that I'm about to move to the Vivaldi browser. This is my last attempt at fixing Firefox for my workflow.

Re: Disabled auto update, but bombarded with update notifications. Help

Agentvirtuel — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:45:21 GMT

Hello

For information purposes
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/upgrade-notification-spam/m-p/64080/highlight/true#M22529
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/feedback-automatic-updates-and-forced-browser-restarts/m-p/74806

Re: Disabled auto update, but bombarded with update notifications. Help

ThePillenwerfer — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:01:41 GMT

Firstly you need to find where the actual Firefox binary (program) is. On Windows this will usually be C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox. On Linux it can be pretty much anywhere so in Firefox press Alt-H and then choose "More Troubleshooting Information" from the drop-down menu that appears. In the first block of information is a line starting with "Application Binary" with the path next to it.

Get into that directory and make a directory called distribution. In that create a text file called policies.json containing this:—

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

Re: Disabled auto update, but bombarded with update notifications. Help

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 14:58:19 GMT

Hello ThePillenwerfer,
I did as you said, just making sure this file is correct (uploaded it here). Only odd thing I had to do was to take ownership of that location as Windows 10 wouldn't let me create a text file, odd.

Re: Disabled auto update, but bombarded with update notifications. Help

greatwoohoo — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:01:35 GMT

Is this help desk for firefox?

Re: Disabled auto update, but bombarded with update notifications. Help

Agentvirtuel — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:04:18 GMT

Hello

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

Re: Disabled auto update, but bombarded with update notifications. Help

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:13:50 GMT

I do indeed see the same notice under updates in Firefox. All good now.

Re: Disabled auto update, but bombarded with update notifications. Help

Agentvirtuel — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:28:59 GMT

https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/too-many-updates/td-p/76301
It seems to me that implementation is also described here https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/upgrade-notification-spam/m-p/64080/highlight/true#M22529

Best regards

Re: Disabled auto update, but bombarded with update notifications. Help

Meem55 — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:43:14 GMT

Since Firefox has no real way to stop auto updates and I refuse to update to some Firefox AI crap, trying the accepted solution here. Really hope this works.
Edit: it still works (for now). Checking the About Firefox part, it says "Updates are disabled by your organisation". Screen below shows it (in Dutch 😛 )