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What is elevation prohibited?

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I am getting an error "Elevation prohibited on my machine when I am trying to use firefox" please let me know the cause and fix for the same. attaching the error screenshot for the same.

I am getting an error "Elevation prohibited on my machine when I am trying to use firefox" please let me know the cause and fix for the same. attaching the error screenshot for the same.

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See this support article. How do I create a screenshot of my problem? It is best to use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot and make sure that you do not exceed a maximum file size of 1 MB.

Then use the Browse .... button below the Post a Reply text box to upload the screenshot.

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Could be a problem with the maintenance service that provides updates in the background.

You can try to uninstall the maintenance service in the Windows Control Panel and reinstall the maintenance service as a user by running the maintenanceservice_installer.exe file in the Firefox program folder.

  • (32 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\"
  • (64 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\"