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Mozilla Firefox Group Policy settings

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Disable warnings based on file extension for specific file types on domains

Computer and userIntune-readyExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings

Supported on Firefox 102 or later

What it does

If this policy is enabled, you can define a list of domains and file type extensions that will be exempt from executable warnings. If this policy is disabled or not configured, warnings are shown for all executable file types. For detailed information on creating the policy, see https://firefox-admin-docs.mozilla.org/reference/policies/exemptdomainfiletypepairsfromfiletypedownloadwarnings/.

What it writes

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

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
JSON Multi-line text ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings Any

Configure and deploy

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

State
Apply to
Options used when Enabled

Enabled · Computer · template defaults

Registry file (.reg)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox]
"ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings"=hex(7):00,00,00,00


PowerShell

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Disable warnings based on file extension for specific file types on domains
# Name: ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: firefox.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox' -Name 'ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings' -PropertyType 'MultiString' -Value @()
  • The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
  • Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.
  • The generated payload is incomplete because one or more ADMX element values were not supplied: JSON

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_firefox/ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings
Intune remediation scripts

Detection

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()

function Test-RegistryValueExists {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}

function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return $false
    }

    $valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
        return $false
    }

    $actual = $valueObject.$Name
    switch ($Kind) {
        'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
        'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
        'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
        'MultiString' {
            $actualArray = @($actual)
            $expectedArray = @($Expected)
            if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
                if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        'Binary' {
            $actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
            $expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
            if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
            for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
                if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
            }
            return $true
        }
        default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
    }
}

# Policy: Disable warnings based on file extension for specific file types on domains
# Name: ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: firefox.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox' -Name 'ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings' -Kind 'MultiString' -Expected @()
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings') | Out-Null
}

if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Output 'Compliant'
    exit 0
}

$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1

Remediation

$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

function Set-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

function Remove-RegistryValue {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
    )

    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
        return
    }

    foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
        Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    }
}

# Policy: Disable warnings based on file extension for specific file types on domains
# Name: ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: firefox.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox' -Name 'ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings' -PropertyType 'MultiString' -Value @()

History 93 retained releases

  1. 8.120 Aug 2026
    • Description … all executable file types. For detailed information on creating the policy, see [removed: https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#exemptdomainfiletypepairsfromfiletypedownloadwarnings.][added: https://firefox-admin-docs.mozilla.org/reference/policies/exemptdomainfiletypepairsfromfiletypedownloadwarnings/.]
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, you can define a list of domains and file type extensions that will be exempt from executable warnings. If this policy is disabled or not configured, warnings are shown for all executable file types. For detailed information on creating the policy, see [removed: https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#exemptdomainfiletypepairsfromfiletypedownloadwarnings.][added: https://firefox-admin-docs.mozilla.org/reference/policies/exemptdomainfiletypepairsfromfiletypedownloadwarnings/.]

  2. 6.1028 Apr 2025
    • Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
  3. 6.69 Jan 2025
    • Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
  4. 6.526 Nov 2024
    • Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
  5. 6.011 Jul 2024
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  6. 4.126 Jun 2023
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  7. 4.418 Oct 2022
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  8. 4.0111 Jul 2022
    • Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
  9. 4.05 Jul 2022
    • Added in this release.

45 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name
ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings
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="$(string.ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings)" explainText="$(string.ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox" name="ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings" presentation="$(presentation.JSON)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:firefox" />
      <supportedOn ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:SUPPORTED_FF102" />
      <elements>
        <multiText id="JSON" maxLength="16384" valueName="ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings" />
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

<presentation id="JSON" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
        <multiTextBox refId="JSON" />
      </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>
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