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Mozilla Firefox Group Policy settings

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accessibility.force_disabled

Computer and userIntune-readyaccessibility_force_disabled

Supported on Firefox 70 or later, Firefox 68.2 ESR or later

What it does

If this policy is enabled, the preference is locked to the value selected. If this policy is disabled, it has no effect. For a description of the preference, see: https://firefox-admin-docs.mozilla.org/reference/policies/preferences/.

What it writes

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

Options

OptionTypeRegistry valueAllowed values
Preferences_accessibility_force_disabled Drop-down list accessibility.force_disabled
  • Auto (0)0
  • Always Off (1)1

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\Preferences]
"accessibility.force_disabled"=dword:00000000


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: accessibility.force_disabled
# Name: accessibility_force_disabled
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: firefox.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences' -Name 'accessibility.force_disabled' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 0
  • 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: Preferences_accessibility_force_disabled

ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)

./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_firefox/accessibility_force_disabled
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: accessibility.force_disabled
# Name: accessibility_force_disabled
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: firefox.admx

$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences' -Name 'accessibility.force_disabled' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 0
if (-not $isMatch) {
    $reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences\accessibility.force_disabled') | 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: accessibility.force_disabled
# Name: accessibility_force_disabled
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: firefox.admx

Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences' -Name 'accessibility.force_disabled' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 0

History 93 retained releases

  1. 8.120 Aug 2026
    • Description … disabled, it has no effect. For a description of the preference, see: [removed: https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#preferences.][added: https://firefox-admin-docs.mozilla.org/reference/policies/preferences/.]
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, the preference is locked to the value selected. If this policy is disabled, it has no effect. For a description of the preference, see: [removed: https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#preferences.][added: https://firefox-admin-docs.mozilla.org/reference/policies/preferences/.]

  2. 6.1028 Apr 2025
    • Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
  3. 6.69 Jan 2025
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  4. 6.526 Nov 2024
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  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. 3.102 Jun 2022
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  9. 3.79 Mar 2022
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  10. 3.48 Dec 2021
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  11. 2.1019 Apr 2021
    • Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
  12. 2.823 Feb 2021
    • Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
  13. 2.322 Sep 2020
    • Moved Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences[added: (Deprecated)]
  14. 2.011 Jul 2020
    • Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
  15. 1.174 Jun 2020
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  16. 1.1326 Feb 2020
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  17. 1.113 Dec 2019
    • Translations changed; choose a language above to compare its wording.
  18. 1.1023 Oct 2019
    • Added in this release.

67 later releases left it unchanged.

Template

Internal name
accessibility_force_disabled
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="$(string.accessibility_force_disabled)" explainText="$(string.Preferences_Enum_Explain)" key="Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences" name="accessibility_force_disabled" presentation="$(presentation.Preferences_accessibility_force_disabled)" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:Preferences" />
      <supportedOn ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:SUPPORTED_FF70" />
      <elements>
        <enum id="Preferences_accessibility_force_disabled" valueName="accessibility.force_disabled">
          <item displayName="$(string.Preferences_accessibility_force_disabled_auto)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="0" />
            </value>
          </item>
          <item displayName="$(string.Preferences_accessibility_force_disabled_off)">
            <value>
              <decimal value="1" />
            </value>
          </item>
        </enum>
      </elements>
    </policy>

Editor controls

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

Supported platforms and category

Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:Preferences
<category displayName="$(string.Preferences_group)" name="Preferences" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:firefox" />
    </category>
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:firefox
<category displayName="$(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_FF70
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_FF70)" name="SUPPORTED_FF70" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Mozilla.Policies:category:Cat_Mozilla
<category displayName="$(string.mozilla)" name="Cat_Mozilla" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:Preferences
<category displayName="$(string.Preferences_group)" name="Preferences" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
      <parentCategory ref="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:firefox" />
    </category>
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:Preferences_group">Preferences (Deprecated)</string></strings>
Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:category:firefox
<category displayName="$(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_FF70
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_FF70)" name="SUPPORTED_FF70" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Mozilla.Policies.Firefox:SUPPORTED_FF70">Firefox 70 or later, Firefox 68.2 ESR or later</string></strings>
Mozilla.Policies:category:Cat_Mozilla
<category displayName="$(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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