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stable9 May 2018 to 18 Mar 2019

Mozilla Firefox: 1.0 to 1.6

78 new settings, 68 changed, 5 removed since 1.0. 4 retained releases apart.

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151 settings · compared with 1.0
  • Accept cookies from websites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Keep cookies until Firefox is closed
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Do not allow preferences to be changed
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies
    • Description If this policy is enabled[added: ,] cookie preferences cannot be changed by the user. If this policy is …
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled[added: ,] cookie preferences cannot be changed by the user. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the user can change their cookie preferences.

    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Built-in PDF Viewer (PDF.js)
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Developer Tools
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Feedback Commands
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Firefox Accounts
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Firefox Screenshots
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Firefox Studies
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Forget Button
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Form History
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Master Password Creation
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Pocket
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Private Browsing
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Profile Import
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Profile Refresh
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Safe Mode
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Set Desktop Background
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Description If this policy is enabled, the user can[removed: ]not set an image as their desktop background. If this policy is disabled …
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, the user can[removed: ]not set an image as their desktop background. If this policy is disabled or not configured, users can set images as their desktop background.

    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable System Addon Updates
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Disable Telemetry
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Display Bookmarks Toolbar
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Display Menu Bar
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Don't Check Default Browser
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Extensions to Install
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Prevent extensions from being disabled or removed
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions
    • Description … disable. If this policy is disabled or not configured, no extensions are locked[removed: .]
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, you can specify a list of extension IDs that the user will be unable to uninstall or disable. If this policy is disabled or not configured, no extensions are locked[removed: .]

    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Extensions to Uninstall
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions
    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Allowed Sites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Flash
    • Description If this policy is enabled, Flash is activated by default for the [removed: URLS][added: origins] indicated unless Flash is completely disabled. If a top level domain is …
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, Flash is activated by default for the [removed: URLS][added: origins] indicated unless Flash is completely disabled. If a top level domain is specified (http://example.org), Flash is allowed for all subdomains as well. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the default Flash policy is followed.

    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Blocked Sites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Flash
    • Description If this policy is enabled, Flash is blocked for the [removed: URLS][added: origins] indicated. If a top level domain is specified (http://example.org), Flas[added: h] is blocked from all subdomains as well. If this policy is disabled …
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, Flash is blocked for the [removed: URLS][added: origins] indicated. If a top level domain is specified (http://example.org), Flas[added: h] is blocked from all subdomains as well. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the default Flash policy is followed.

    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Activate Flash on websites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Flash
    • Description If this policy is enabled, Flash is always activate[removed: s][added: d] on websites. If this policy is disabled, Flash is never activated on … in the specified in the Allow list. If this policy is not configured[removed: Flash], Flash is click to play.
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, Flash is always activate[removed: s][added: d] on websites. If this policy is disabled, Flash is never activated on websites, even if they are in the specified in the Allow list. If this policy is not configured[removed: Flash], Flash is click to play.

    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
  • Do not allow preferences to be changed
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Flash
    • Description If this policy is enabled[added: ,] Flash preferences cannot be changed by the user. If this policy is …
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled[added: ,] Flash preferences cannot be changed by the user. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the user can change their Flash preferences.

    • Supported on [removed: Microsoft Windows XP SP2][added: Firefox 60 or later, Firefox 60 ESR] or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_[removed: WINXPSP2][added: FF60]; resolved; Blank;
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