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Boomer New member Username: Boomer
Post Number: 21 Registered: 09-2007
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 07:35 am: |
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I use Firefox as my browser. I would like to turn off updates and notifications. Then I can manually choose to update or not, when I want. |
Trudou Moderator Username: Trudou
Post Number: 15 Registered: 02-2011
Rating: N/A Votes: 0 (Vote!) | Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 05:25 pm: |
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Try the following: In Firefox versions 55 and below Type "about:preferences#advanced" in the address bar then "press Enter" Under Advanced, select "Update" Select "Never Check for Updates" Also turn off, "Use a Background Service to Install Updates" In Firefox versions 56 and above Type "about:preferences#general" in the address bar then "press Enter" Under General, select "Update" Select "Never Check for Updates" Also turn off, "Use a Background Service to Install Updates" Next type "about:config" in the address bar "press Enter" (promise to be careful, if asked)(BE CAREFUL) Type "app.update.auto" in search bar Set its value to "False" Type "app.update.silent" in search bar Set its value to "True" Restart Firefox Let us know how this worked for you. |
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