I would like to disable the firefox software updater request window that pops up each time i restart firefox
I would prefer to not upgrade to FF 30. However, everytime i open firefox I get a popup from Firefox Software Updater asking if I want to allow the following program to make changes to my computer. I keep accidently hitting yes, and countless times now have had to revert back as it keeps updating me to FF30 Is there a way to disable Firefox Software Updater altogether? The origin of this updater it says is from my hard drive. Have already selected NEVER CHECK FOR UPDATES for updates under tools..options, but doesnt seem to matter. THANKS KINDLY FOR ANY HELP!
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Hello junk51374, for your 28.0 use the next code in a user.js file in your profile :
// turn off application updates: user_pref("app.update.enabled", false);
http://kb.mozillazine.org/User.js_file
(probably you have it that way in about:config but the important is the user.js file, firefox first read from user.js file)
Note that Firefox 28 is no longer secure. If you don't want to use the new design you can revert it. see:
How to make the new Firefox look like the old Firefox
thank you
Firefox 33 has already been released, so with Firefox 30 you would still be three versions behind (3x6 = 18 weeks).
I'm running version 31.0 and I too, get the UAC popup requesting I run Firefox Software Updater before FF launches. I have app_update.enabled set to false in about:config. There is no user.js file in my profile(AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\bfkxeluh.default). But, there is a prefs.js file in my profile and it is also set to false. I've copied prefs.js and renamed it user.js. I still get the UAC popup. The user.js file doesn't seem to have the desired result. Am I missing something or does this fix not work for version 31.0?
See - What is the Mozilla Maintenance Service?
Two exe files in the Firefox Program Files folder - maintenanceservice.exe and maintenanceservice-installer.exe - I typically delete both of those to keep the older versions that I still have installed from updating willy-nilly.
BTW, you shouldn't rename the prefs.js to user.js. All those prefs would be effectively locked and reset upon each launch of Firefox - you'd be creating a Groundhog Day effect for the prefs in the prefs.js file - LOL.
Removing the two exes didn't have any effect. The UAC asking to update software still pops up when launching FF, even after a re-boot.
I'd only renamed prefs.js as a test to see if it would work. I removed user.js after the test failed. Interestingly, prefs.js recreated itself after closing FF. It looks like it wrote itself using the settings from auto:config.