Pin updates to a specific version (Mozilla Firefox Group Policy)

What it does

If this policy is enabled, you can specify a Firefox version as xx. or xx.xx. and Firefox will not be updated beyond that major or minor version. If this policy is disabled or not configured, Firefox will update normally.

What it writes

Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry key: Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox

Options

Option	Type	Registry value	Allowed values
StringRequired	Text	`AppUpdatePin`	Up to 255 characters

Configure and deploy

Choose a state and the option values; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.

Fix the highlighted options to generate output.

History 93 retained releases

6.69 Jan 2025
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4.418 Oct 2022
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4.320 Sep 2022
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44 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name: AppUpdatePin
Namespace: Mozilla.Policies.Firefox
Template file: firefox.admx
Release: Mozilla Firefox 8.4 · file set a495190075c2a974…

Definition, editor controls and support

Definition

<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.AppUpdatePin)" explainText="$(string.AppUpdatePin_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox" name="AppUpdatePin" presentation="$(presentation.String)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:firefox" />
      <supportedOn ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:SUPPORTED_FF102" />
      <elements>
        <text id="String" required="true" valueName="AppUpdatePin" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="String" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <textBox refId="String">
          <label />
        </textBox>
      </presentation>

Supported platforms and category

Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:firefox
<category displayName="$(string.firefox)" name="firefox" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies:Cat_Mozilla" />
    </category>
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:definition:SUPPORTED_FF102
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_FF102)" name="SUPPORTED_FF102" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Mozilla.Policies:category:Cat_Mozilla
<category displayName="$(string.mozilla)" name="Cat_Mozilla" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:firefox
<category displayName="$(string.firefox)" name="firefox" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies:Cat_Mozilla" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:firefox">Firefox</string></strings>
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:definition:SUPPORTED_FF102
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_FF102)" name="SUPPORTED_FF102" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:SUPPORTED_FF102">Firefox 102 or later</string></strings>
Mozilla.Policies:category:Cat_Mozilla
<category displayName="$(string.mozilla)" name="Cat_Mozilla" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies:mozilla">Mozilla</string></strings>