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@@ -587,6 +587,8 @@ If set to false, the application will not try to install updates when the applic
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`
@@ -1979,6 +1981,8 @@ Prevent the user from bypassing security in certain cases.
`SafeBrowsing` prevents selecting "ignore the risk" and visiting a harmful site anyway.
+These policies only affect what happens when an error is shown, they do not affect any settings in preferences.
+
**Compatibility:** Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60\
**CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
**Preferences Affected:** `security.certerror.hideAddException`, `browser.safebrowsing.allowOverride`
@@ -2257,7 +2261,9 @@ Configure DNS over HTTPS.
`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`
@@ -2267,6 +2273,7 @@ Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\DNSOverHTTPS\Enabled = 0x1 | 0x0
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:
@@ -2303,6 +2310,14 @@ Value (string):
```
+OMA-URI:
+```
+./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Firefox~Policy~firefox~DNSOverHTTPS/DNSOverHTTPS_Fallback
+```
+Value (string):
+```
+ or
+```
#### macOS
```
@@ -2318,6 +2333,8 @@ Value (string):
example.com
+ Fallback
+ |
```
@@ -2329,7 +2346,8 @@ Value (string):
"Enabled": true | false,
"ProviderURL": "URL_TO_ALTERNATE_PROVIDER",
"Locked": true | false,
- "ExcludedDomains": ["example.com"]
+ "ExcludedDomains": ["example.com"],
+ "Fallback": true | false,
}
}
}
@@ -2650,7 +2668,9 @@ Value (string):
### 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.
@@ -2773,7 +2793,8 @@ Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\ExtensionSettings (REG_MULTI_SZ) =
"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
}
}
```
@@ -2798,7 +2819,8 @@ Value (string):
"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
}
}'/>
```
@@ -2825,14 +2847,16 @@ Value (string):
uBlock0@raymondhill.net
installation_mode
- force_installed
+ force_installed
install_url
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/latest/ublock-origin/latest.xpi
https-everywhere@eff.org
installation_mode
- allowed
+ allowed
+ updates_disabled
+ |
@@ -2853,7 +2877,8 @@ Value (string):
"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
}
}
}
@@ -2897,7 +2922,7 @@ Value (string):
### FirefoxHome
Customize the Firefox Home page.
-**Compatibility:** Firefox 68, Firefox ESR 68 (SponsoredTopSites and SponsoredPocket were added in Firefox 95, Firefox ESR 91.4)
+**Compatibility:** Firefox 68, Firefox ESR 68 (SponsoredTopSites and SponsoredPocket were added in Firefox 95, Firefox ESR 91.4, Snippets was deprecated in Firefox 122)
**CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
**Preferences Affected:** `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSearch`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.topsites`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.highlights`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.section.topstories`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.feeds.snippets`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsoredTopSites`, `browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.showSponsored`
@@ -3774,12 +3799,32 @@ If this policy is enabled:
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):
+```
+ or
+```
+#### macOS
+```
+
+ ManualAppUpdateOnly
+ |
+
+```
#### policies.json
```
{
@@ -4127,7 +4172,7 @@ Note: DisableBuiltinPDFViewer has not been deprecated. You can either continue t
**Compatibility:** Firefox 77, Firefox ESR 68.9\
**CCK2 Equivalent:** N/A\
-**Preferences Affected:** `pdfjs.diabled`, `pdfjs.enablePermissions`
+**Preferences Affected:** `pdfjs.disabled`, `pdfjs.enablePermissions`
#### Windows (GPO)
```
@@ -4579,7 +4624,8 @@ Previously you could only set and lock a subset of preferences. Starting with Fi
Preferences that start with the following prefixes are supported:
```
accessibility.
-app.update.* (Firefox 86, Firefox 78.8)
+alerts.* (Firefox 122, Firefox ESR 115.7)
+app.update.* (Firefox 86, Firefox ESR 78.8)
browser.
datareporting.policy.
dom.
@@ -4596,6 +4642,7 @@ media.
network.
pdfjs. (Firefox 84, Firefox ESR 78.6)
places.
+pref.
print.
signon. (Firefox 83, Firefox ESR 78.5)
spellchecker. (Firefox 84, Firefox ESR 78.6)
@@ -4611,6 +4658,10 @@ as well as the following security preferences:
| --- | --- | --- |
| security.default_personal_cert | string | Ask Every Time
| If set to Select Automatically, Firefox automatically chooses the default personal certificate.
+| security.disable_button.openCertManager | string | N/A
+| If set to true and locked, the View Certificates button in preferences is disabled (Firefox 121, Firefox ESR 115.6)
+| security.disable_button.openDeviceManager | string | N/A
+| If set to true and locked, the Security Devices button in preferences is disabled (Firefox 121, Firefox ESR 115.6)
| security.insecure_connection_text.enabled | bool | false
| If set to true, adds the words "Not Secure" for insecure sites.
| security.insecure_connection_text.pbmode.enabled | bool | false
@@ -4653,6 +4704,8 @@ Using the preference as the key, set the `Value` to the corresponding preference
`"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.
@@ -4668,7 +4721,9 @@ Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences (REG_MULTI_SZ) =
{
"accessibility.force_disabled": {
"Value": 1,
- "Status": "default"
+ "Status": "default",
+ "Type": "number"
+
},
"browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
"Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",
@@ -4692,7 +4747,8 @@ Value (string):
{
"accessibility.force_disabled": {
"Value": 1,
- "Status": "default"
+ "Status": "default",
+ "Type": "number"
},
"browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
"Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",
@@ -4715,6 +4771,8 @@ Value (string):
1
Status
default
+ Type
+ number
browser.cache.disk.parent_directory
@@ -4741,6 +4799,7 @@ Value (string):
"accessibility.force_disabled": {
"Value": 1,
"Status": "default"
+ "Type": "number"
},
"browser.cache.disk.parent_directory": {
"Value": "SOME_NATIVE_PATH",