If you have disabled updates via `DisableAppUpdate` or disabled automatic updates via `AppAutoUpdate`, this policy has no effect.
+If you are having trouble getting the background task to run, verify your configuration with the ["Requirements to run" section in this support document](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-background-updates-firefox-windows).
+
**Compatibility:** Firefox 90 (Windows only)\
**CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
**Preferences Affected:** `app.update.background.enabled`
`ExcludedDomains` excludes domains from DNS over HTTPS.
-**Compatibility:** Firefox 63, Firefox ESR 68 (ExcludedDomains added in 75/68.7)\
+`Fallback` determines whether or not Firefox will use your default DNS resolver if there is a problem with the secure DNS provider.
+
+**Compatibility:** Firefox 63, Firefox ESR 68 (ExcludedDomains added in 75/68.7) (Fallback added in 124)\
**CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
**Preferences Affected:** `network.trr.mode`, `network.trr.uri`
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\ProviderURL = "URL_TO_ALTERNATE_PROVIDER"
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\Locked = 0x1 | 0x0
Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\ExcludedDomains\1 = "example.com"
+Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\Fallback = 0x1 | 0x0
```
#### Windows (Intune)
OMA-URI:
<enabled/>
<data id="List" value="1example.com"/>
```
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~DNSOverHTTPS/DNSOverHTTPS_Fallback
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/> or <disabled/>
+```
#### macOS
```
<dict>
<array>
<string>example.com</string>
</array>
+ <key>Fallback</key>
+ <true/> | <false/>
</dict>
</dict>
```
"Enabled": true | false,
"ProviderURL": "URL_TO_ALTERNATE_PROVIDER",
"Locked": true | false,
- "ExcludedDomains": ["example.com"]
+ "ExcludedDomains": ["example.com"],
+ "Fallback": true | false,
}
}
}
### Extensions
Control the installation, uninstallation and locking of extensions.
-While this policy is not technically deprecated, it is recommended that you use the **[`ExtensionSettings`](#extensionsettings)** policy. It has the same functionality and adds more. It does not support native paths, though, so you'll have to use file:/// URLs.
+We strongly recommend that you use the **[`ExtensionSettings`](#extensionsettings)** policy. It has the same functionality and adds more. It does not support native paths, though, so you'll have to use file:/// URLs.
+
+This method will be deprecated in the near future.
`Install` is a list of URLs or native paths for extensions to be installed.
"install_url": "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/ublock-origin/latest.xpi"
},
"https-everywhere@eff.org": {
- "installation_mode": "allowed"
+ "installation_mode": "allowed",
+ "updates_disabled": false
}
}
```
"install_url": "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/ublock-origin/latest.xpi"
},
"https-everywhere@eff.org": {
- "installation_mode": "allowed"
+ "installation_mode": "allowed",
+ "updates_disabled": false
}
}'/>
```
<key>uBlock0@raymondhill.net</key>
<dict>
<key>installation_mode</key>
- <string>force_installed</string>
+ <string>force_installed</string>
<key>install_url</key>
<string>https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/ublock-origin/latest.xpi</string>
</dict>
<key>https-everywhere@eff.org</key>
<dict>
<key>installation_mode</key>
- <string>allowed</string>
+ <string>allowed</string>
+ <key>updates_disabled</key>
+ <true/> | <false/>
</dict>
</dict>
</dict>
"install_url": "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/ublock-origin/latest.xpi"
},
"https-everywhere@eff.org": {
- "installation_mode": "allowed"
+ "installation_mode": "allowed",
+ "updates_disabled": false
}
}
}
2. Firefox will not check for updates in the background, though it will check automatically when an update UI is displayed (such as the one in the About dialog). This check will be used to show "Update to version X" in the UI, but will not automatically download the update or prompt the user to update in any other way.
3. The update UI will work as expected, unlike when using DisableAppUpdate.
-This policy is primarily intended for advanced end users, not for enterprises.
+This policy is primarily intended for advanced end users, not for enterprises, but it is available via GPO.
**Compatibility:** Firefox 87\
**CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
**Preferences Affected:** N/A
+#### Windows (GPO)
+```
+Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\ManualAppUpdateOnly = 0x1 | 0x0
+```
+#### Windows (Intune)
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox/ManualAppUpdateOnly
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+<enabled/> or <disabled/>
+```
+#### macOS
+```
+<dict>
+ <key>ManualAppUpdateOnly</key>
+ <true/> | <false/>
+</dict>
+```
#### policies.json
```
{
`"user"` preferences persist even if the policy is removed, so if you need to remove them, you should use the clear policy.
+You can also set the `Type` starting in Firefox 123 and Firefox ESR 115.8. It can be `number`, `boolean` or `string`. This is especially useful if you are seeing 0 or 1 values being converted to booleans when set as user preferences.
+
See the examples below for more detail.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you're only setting a particular preference using this mechanism and not some other way.
{
"accessibility.force_disabled": {
"Value": 1,
- "Status": "default"
+ "Status": "default",
+ "Type": "number"
+
},
"browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
"Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",
{
"accessibility.force_disabled": {
"Value": 1,
- "Status": "default"
+ "Status": "default",
+ "Type": "number"
},
"browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
"Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",
<integer>1</integer>
<key>Status</key>
<string>default</string>
+ <key>Type</key>
+ <string>number</string>
</dict>
<key>browser.cache.disk.parent_directory</key>
<dict>
"accessibility.force_disabled": {
"Value": 1,
"Status": "default"
+ "Type": "number"
},
"browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
"Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",