Downloading video file problem

when i used to click on links to mp4 files before, a popup would show up asking what I want to do with it. now, it opens up a new tab and starts playing video file. I haven't added any new plugins but i think there has been a Firefox update. Wondering how I can fix it. Thx!

Yes, this is a new feature on Windows. If you want to block Firefox from natively playing MP4s, which basically would return Firefox to the previous behavior, you can switch a setting under the covers.*
(1) In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' in the address bar and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
(2) In the filter box, type or paste '''media''' and pause while the list is filtered
(3) Double-click '''media.windows-media-foundation.enabled''' to switch its value from true to false. Not sure whether this takes effect immediately when you reload the tab you were in or whether you need to restart Firefox before it takes effect.
''* Technically, this setting governs the use of code supplied by Microsoft for H.264 decoding. MP4s that use another form of encoding may still play after flipping this setting.''

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