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Under the “Firefox Updates” section, select “Never check for updates”Ĥ. (*) Note: This was validated for v56 under a linux (Ubuntu) system, I can’t vouch for other FF/OS versions.ģ. The suggested fix in this page’s article didn’t cut it for me, but the following seems to workaround the auto-updated:

I then opened the UI once and all was good, and then when I opened the UI again it went on and auto-installed the latest version. The tools don’t need to open the UI so it went fine for a while. I need to stay on Firefox v.56 in order to run external tools that require this version. You uncheck the box when loading the program….it’s still there.

The maintenance service is another gotcha by Mozilla. Had to figure out how to wrench some away from “TrustedInstaller” and give me local permissions, but I did. I have been doing similar to MS Telemetry and Updates. That pingsender I only found with an alert from Glasswire. HoldAPR22maintenanceservice_installer.exe Several “updates” had already loaded ready to install (even to A) set not to and B) blocked in registry).įWIW, your mileage may vary…just leave the file name there with the month and date (APR22) in front: These are the ones I have renamed in Firefox and Thunderbird. I think it’s an old Linux trick I have used in XP for what, 25 years, I find the file and rename it with the month and year prefix. VERY helpful in finding all the MS stuff that talks to the mothership. So, using my vast XP32 and XP64 skills (hah!), I researched and dug.įirst fix is I re-loaded my Glasswire. That reg fix is there, I think it transferred in the reset. Reset, so all my settings went “POOF!” and I stared resetting them. Can’t find a specific version of FF listed.

user_pref("", false) = Automatic updates disabled.

user_pref("", true) = Automatic updates enabled.

If it doesn’t exist, add a line for it in the file and set it as desired using these examples:

Open the prefs.js file with a text editor like Notepad.

It is usually a bunch of characters, followed by “.default”.

Open the folder that represents the profile you would like to edit.

Mac OS X – “ ~/Library/Mozilla/” or “ ~/Library/Application Support/“.

Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 – “ %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox“.Navigate to the following location based on your operating system.If set to “ false“, automatic updates are disabled. If set to “ true“, automatic updates are enabled. Double-click the “ ” option to toggle the setting.Type “ about:config” in the address bar, then press “ Enter“.Check or uncheck the “ Use a background service to install updates” option as desired.Check for updates, but let me choose whether to install them.Select one of the following options as desired:.Scroll down to the “ Firefox Updates” section.Select the “ Menu” button in the upper-right corner, then choose “ Options“.