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stable11 Sep 2018 to 23 Oct 2019

Mozilla Firefox: 1.2 to 1.10

115 new settings, 42 changed, 20 removed since 1.2. 7 retained releases apart.

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Changed settings

42 settings · compared with 1.2
  • URL for Home page
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Home page
    • Description … or not configured, the user can set and change the home page.[removed: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, you can set a default home page. You can also lock the home page. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the user can set and change the home page.[removed: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]

    • Supported on Firefox 60 [added: or later, Firefox 60 ]ESR or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF60[removed: ESR]; resolved; Blank;
  • Allowed Sites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Microphone
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Blocked Sites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Microphone
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Block new requests asking to access the microphone
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Microphone
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Do not allow preferences to be changed
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Microphone
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Blocked Sites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Notifications
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Block new requests asking to send notifications
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Notifications
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Do not allow preferences to be changed
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Notifications
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Override the first run page
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Description … policy is disabled or not configured, the first run page is displayed.[removed: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, you can specify a URL to be used as the first run page. If you leave the URL blank, no first run page will be shown. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the first run page is displayed.[removed: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]

    • Supported on Firefox 60 [added: or later, Firefox 60 ]ESR or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF60[removed: ESR]; resolved; Blank;
  • Override the upgrade page
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Description … If this policy is disabled or not configured, the upgrade is displayed.[removed: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, you can specify a URL to be displayed after Firefox is updated. If you leave the URL blank, no upgrade page will be shown. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the upgrade is displayed.[removed: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]

    • Supported on Firefox 60 [added: or later, Firefox 60 ]ESR or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF60[removed: ESR]; resolved; Blank;
  • Search bar location
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on Firefox 60 [added: or later, Firefox 60 ]ESR or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF60[removed: ESR]; resolved; Blank;
  • Tracking Protection
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • New option [added: Block cryptomining scripts. (Cryptomining)]
    • New option [added: Block fingerprinting scripts. (Fingerprinting)]
    • Editor controls or their defaults changed.
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