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I want to know how to stop the plugin check tab from coming up.

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I do not want to be bothered by the plugin check tab every time that I open Firefox. How can I disable it?

I do not want to be bothered by the plugin check tab every time that I open Firefox. How can I disable it?

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plugin page keeps coming up: see https://support.mozilla.com/questions/832793 particularly the replies near the end (different replies for different users).

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That is a bug with blocklisting plugins that has been fixed.
You can correct this issue by forcing the file blocklist.xml to update or wait until Firefox updates the file.
That update will remove the severity="0" flags in the file that cause the problem.

See:


  • Bug 663722 - The blocklist output is including severity="0" where it shouldn't be