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Stop Automatic checking and download Update

reddotmozillar — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:29:05 GMT

When it comes to the browser, the most important thing is speed and control right?

As with Chrome, I can start up very quickly, browse the web very quickly, can turn off automatic updates with a few tricks.

But not with Firefox, FF boots slowly, browsing is extremely laggy, I have to have a hard time typing these words because I have to wait for FF. And the simple reason is that Fireox update is running in the background!

Although I tried with all my might, from setting in Firefox settings, to renaming Updater.exe, and changing Updater.ini, and removing FF update from Schedule Task.

But all still does not prevent FF from automatically checking for updates and causing lag and slowness. (and I can only prevent FF from automatically downloading updates)

I regret giving FF a second chance. My experience is like hell when I just type a few simple lines on FF, FF is so bad.

Re: Stop Automatic checking and download Update

255 — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 12:26:34 GMT

The update preferences are a massive weak spot and very annoying.

Promting hourly to install a new Major version without an easy option to inhibit or modify this behavior is a very bad user experience!

This is a long existing problem und imho stems probably from a desire to take control over the behavior of the users.

FF106.05 OSX10.15.7

Re: Stop Automatic checking and download Update

reddotmozillar — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 12:05:23 GMT

Hey! I just come back here to say I successfully disable FF Update by doing both 2 methods (Registry change & Policies.json)
https://superuser.com/questions/1325421/how-to-stop-firefox-update-notifications

Re: Stop Automatic checking and download Update

ahatm805 — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:13:16 GMT

I'm sorry, but having to change the registry just to get FF to start faster is lame. If it isn't fixed soon, FF will lose me as a 14 year user since Chrome starts fast AND gets updated.

Re: Stop Automatic checking and download Update

akaMOTU — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 14:10:56 GMT

I finally managed to turn off update checking and the annoying update popup. What I have works, and I was tired of Firefox wiping out all my addon settings every time it updated. Browsing with Firefox is now less painful.

Re: Stop Automatic checking and download Update

f0 — Thu, 01 May 2025 21:54:47 GMT

automatic updates are a security risk of massive importance. browsers need to be reliable. if a mitm attack forges an update it will leave a browser or email client most fulnerable.