Install Firefox that does not update

Our company is moving to VDI (VMware View). In this process we would like to make Firefox our default browser. All of the users are not local admins, and therefore all updates end in errors.
Is it not possible to install a firefox that does not tjeck for updates? I beleve that this is a users specific setting, so when a user i assigned a mashine, this setting is set for the user. I need the firefox, not to update, for all users.

I see you're using FIrefox ESR. If that Firefox doesn't have this functionality don't think there is another one that implements this.
Setting each Firefox to not update itself for all users (manually) it's not possible for what you need, no ?
'''Firefox -> Options -> Advanced -> Update :'''
Check
'''Never check for updates.'''
instead of
'''Automatically install updates.'''
You need this to work on how many machines ?

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