This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

How to gray out Tools > Options in menu bar

  • 1 reply
  • 1 has this problem
  • 3 views
  • Last reply by cor-el

prachya
prachya
more options

I've installed firefox v.35.0.1 on windows 7 64 bit with administrator user and I want to close firefox settings by grayout or disable "Options" menu in menu bar > Tools > Options for all user exept "Administrator" Pls guide me Thanks

I've installed firefox v.35.0.1 on windows 7 64 bit with administrator user and I want to close firefox settings by grayout or disable "Options" menu in menu bar > Tools > Options for all user exept "Administrator" Pls guide me Thanks

All Replies (1)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

That would help against opening the about:preferences page in a tab like is possible in current Firefox versions. If you only want to prevent users from changing specific settings then you can consider to lock involved prefs.

You can use a mozilla.cfg file in the Firefox program folder to lock prefs or specify new (default) values.

Place a local-settings.js file in the defaults\pref folder where also the channel-prefs.js file is located to specify using mozilla.cfg. 

pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg");
pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0);

These functions can be used in the mozilla.cfg file: 

defaultPref();	// set new default value
pref();		// set pref, allow changes in current session
lockPref();	// lock pref, disallow changes

See: