Why is Firefox updating without permission?

I had Firefox 13 installed and I have the update option set to "Check for updates, but let me choose". According to the Firefox documentation this is supposed to let ME choose WHEN and IF the update is installed.
I've been pestered with popups to install Firefox 14 for the last week or so but I always ignored them. Today I opened Firefox and what do I see? '''The damn thing installed version 14 without my permission!''' I'm 100% certain I never told it to install, and checking the update history I see version 14 listed as a "security update", so I imagine it was installed because of that. This is completely and utterly unacceptable.
Can anyone explain this? I now have to live with the useless CRAP introduced in 14 (honestly -- who wasted their time on these horrible new toolbar icons? Oh yeah, they're harder to see and serve no purpose -- fits in great with the new Firefox philosophy), not to mention the new BUGS.
Is it any wonder people are leaving in droves for Chrome?

chilled1 is shill for firefox dont listen to this idiot. i've been seeing different usernames repeating the same talking point to get you to "upgrade" when the new versions are really DOWNGRADES from the previous. the only thing that gets upgraded is firefox's wallet. firefox used to listen to the people before they got greedy like most, avoid it if you can, if not get the version before this continuous upgrade crap.

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why does firefox (updated) on windows 7 NOT send a hotllink (must copy/paste),when using the 'send link' feature,whereas firefox on XP always sends a hotlink? This feature has always worked perfectly on all my windows XP computers,but not at all on any of my versions of firefox on windows 7.How can i fix this? Why does it not work?

Hi,
Please check if this happens in [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode]. You can also attach a screenshot on this page below '''Post a Reply''' > '''Add images: Browse ...'''

Why is Firefox "Update" burried so far down in the menu?

Why is Firefox "Update" burried so far down in the menu? I know where it is but others have trouble finding it. Why not bring it out into the light?

''the-edmeister [[#answer-695435|said]]''
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Not every user is going to receive the update on the day it is first released, for a couple of reasons. One is to spread out the load on the updates servers over a few days; not every "ping" that checks for the availability of an update will result in the update being downloaded and installed. Some users may not get the update for a few days, depending upon how often that use Firefox or launch Firefox. ''(Firefox "pings" the update server to see if an update is available as part of the startup routine once a day. For users that keep Firefox open for days at a time and keep their PC running 24/7, they won't get the update until they restart Firefox.)''
The second is when a suspected "issue" is found during the 4 or 5 days prior to the release date, when the "Release Candidate" builds are being tested. In such a case, Mozilla will "throttle" the update server to limit the number of users that get the update. That way far fewer users are inconvenienced with a potentially problematic "build" If it turns out that a "chemspill" build is needed to fix an "issue".
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Yes, at last, a simple (for non techie users) responsible answer, accurate, and.......analyze exactly how the update works in firefox. I love that, simple, clear answers for simple questions. :-)
thank you the-edmeister :-)

Why does Firefox Update throw away all customization?

Every time Firefox updates, it completely throws away all of the toolbar arrangements and other customizations I have worked hard to optimize.
If you want people to update for "security reasons," why do you muck around with my GUI?
I spend a lot of effort trying to get the buttons where I want them and I configured plenty of little hidden features in about:config so that the browser works right, all for nothing....
Guess I will have to reinstall the old version I had and totally start over, this time turning update to "Never check for updates" to avoid wasting my time in the future.
Sorry for being pissed off. I appreciate security updates, but there is no reason to force a funky GUI on everyone, and this really is a humongous waste of time needing to redo all of my settings yet again.

Hey,
Sorry about this issue with GUI changes, I hadn't heard of it before :/ The people who answer questions here, for the most part, are other Firefox users volunteering their time (like me), not Mozilla employees or Firefox developers.
If you want to leave feedback for Firefox developers, you can go to the Firefox ''Help'' menu and select ''Submit Feedback...'' or use [https://input.mozilla.org/feedback this link]. Your feedback gets collected at http://input.mozilla.org/, where a team of people read it and gather data about the most common issues. Hopefully they'll be able to do something about this.
Thanks!
Curtis Parfitt-Ford
Mozilla Support

WHY, WHENEVER FIREFOX UPDATE I LOSE MY SAVED ID'S AND PASSWORDS?

EVERY TIME FIREFOX UPDATES ITSELF, I LOSE ALL MY SAVED ID'S AND ANY PASSWORDS I HAVE SAVED

Do you mean names and passwords in the Password Manager or do you mean that you are no longer logged on to (remembered by) websites after closing and restarting Firefox?
Details like websites remembering you (log you in automatically) are stored in a cookie.
It is possible that a website invalidates cookies when they detect a change in the user agent when Firefox is updated.
If that is the case then there is not much to do about this.

Why does firefox update itself although the update setting is deactivated ?

I've seen that firefox updates itself although it is deactivated via settins dialog. This happens since i have installed firefox in June 2014 beginning with version 30.x. Now I've firefox 32.0.2.
I'll do updates only when i give the command update manually !
Therefore i ask the question and hope somebody can give an answer an describe this behaviour.

ala '''''Jeopardy'''''
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/what-mozilla-maintenance-service What is the Mozilla Maintenance Service?]

Why does firefox update itself even when i tell it not to? Everytime it updates itself it messes up and crashes, make it stop. I like firefox but if I keep having to unistall and reinstall it ever month to every other month I am going to be done with it

Fire Fox updates itself even after I tell it not to. The new version it updates to crashes, adobe flash player doesn't work on it and it takes forever to load when it does work. I have used fire fox for years now but if this keeps up I will find something else to use.
== This happened ==
A few times a week
== When you came out with fire fox 6.6 or whatever

I also have this problem of Firefox updating by itself even when I turn off auto-update.
For whatever reason, there are situations where you do not want to update or download a large file, because you're working offline, have a slow connection, or have a very low download allowance etc. Usually the update doesn't work and cause Firefox to crash. After that it cannot be started again. This is with Firefox Portable but I think I've had this problem the normal Firefox. With the portable version I can just back up a single folder but it is still time wasting and annoying.
I've noticed that when I start Firefox with auto-update turned off, it changes the options to auto-update, it also does this periodically. So every time I start Firefox I have to turn off auto-update, and I have to do this from to time because Firefox will by itself turn back on the auto-update.

Why is firefox updating for hours and why so often?

Other people have this same question with no replies or means to solve. Updating forever and for hours but mine does seem to be progressing through the new versions and is up to 6. Just keep answering ask later and figure I'll just update monthly for hours

Something is apparently screwed up with updates on Mac OSX. You are now 4 versions behind the current 6.0.2 version (5.0.1 which was specifically for Mac, 6.0, 6.0.1, and 6.0.2).
Download the full version from here - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html - and install it. https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Installing+Firefox+on+Mac

Why are firefox updates (and history) lost every time I restart?

Every time I restart firefox, it indicates update is available which successfully installs. But when I restart, same message appears every time and history is lost as well.

Do a clean reinstall and delete the Firefox program folder before (re)installing a fresh copy of the current Firefox release.
Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
*Firefox 21.0: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html
Uninstall your current Firefox version, if possible, to cleanup the Windows registry and settings in security software.
*Do NOT remove personal data when you uninstall your current Firefox version, because all profile folders will be removed and you lose personal data like bookmarks and passwords from profiles of other Firefox versions.
Remove the Firefox program folder before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.
*(32 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\"
*(64 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\"
*It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox
Your bookmarks and other personal data are stored in the Firefox profile folder and won't be affected by an uninstall and (re)install, but make sure that "remove personal data" is NOT selected when you uninstall Firefox.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall
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You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database file in the Firefox profile folder.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file

Why is Firefox updated so often - can't get the software right first time?

I don't see improvements but it updates so frequently.

See http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox36.html

Why do Firefox updates always change my home page?

After and update is automatically applied on startup, a mozilla page appears as the forced home page and my previous one is gone.

In about:config search for ''newtab''
change
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At launch Firefox updater keeps asking permission to update, how do I permanently stop that?

In the past when I've updated Firefox it has made my add-ons stop working, however I've never had any virus problem as I have other programs to handle that. So for me, updating Firefox is more of an inconvenience than a benefit (not to mention changes in layout that I'm used to and stuff like that). I do not want to update, and I've gone into the settings and turned the Update settings to never. Yet, every time I open Firefox I get a popup first from Windows telling me that Firefox updater wants permission to update Firefox. It's annoying, to the point that I'm going to switch over to Chrome if there's no way to solve this, but I'd prefer not to as I've always liked Firefox.
How do I tell Firefox Updater once and for all that I do not want to update and do not want to be asked about it ever again?

Just for the record, the two security updates released in the past few days were due to vulnerabilities exposed at "Pwn2Own", an annual hacking event.
I actually don't understand why you are getting those prompts from Windows. It sounds as though the update was already downloaded and staged before you started Firefox up again. I vaguely recall reading some threads a year or two back about clearing out a downloaded update but the details elude me.
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Firefox update

I disabled the automatic update function, but the firefox without any permission updating itself to version 4.0, i prefer to use version 3.6.14 because the version 4.0 have some very unpleasant sideeffect.
Version 4.0 not restore the desktop, the residues of pop up menus what out the window boundaries remain on the screen, also the part of window remain over the gadget area.
Every time must restore the desktop manually.
The questio is why the Firefox update itself to 4.0 when this feature are disabled?

By using v3.6.14, you are not only putting your system at risk, but also your personal finances.
There was a security breach at Comodo which is an SSL certificate provider recently whereby a number of fraudulent certificates were inadvertently issued. These allow a hacker to impersonate any site including online banking and the Firefox version you're running at the moment will not warn you that the site is a fake. See http://blogs.comodo.com/it-security/data-security/the-recent-ra-compromise/
The fraudulent certificates were blacklisted in v3.6.17 and beyond.
Update to 3.6.17 by clicking Help | Check For Updates. A number of bugs were also addressed in that version which may also fix your current problem.

While being idle online for a few minutes, why does Firefox start cyclically using 50% to 5% CPU resources, with a 10 to 1, hi to lo ratio

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Hello,
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Firefox updated twice without permission. Why? I set "no auto update"!

I am the only account besides admin.
Firefox updates after shutdown even though automatic updates are disabled.
I rely on certain plugins and telling me they are disabled after an update is unacceptable, with no easy way to revert to older version.
Posting this with SeaMonkey which still works.
Google update doesn't show in plugins and has been disabled through windows.

Thanks to both of you.
I am grateful for your efforts and realise that Firefox is volunteer based.
However well intended, forcing someone to accept updates is too much like Microsoft/Big Brother.
I never install xx.0 of anything and offering work arounds for this isn't acceptable.
I don't want to give up on Firefox as many folks I know have.
Please just make it comply with "Check for updates, but let me choose whether to install them".
That's clear enough, and I'd still be notified.
Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.

Why is Firefox updating without permission?

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