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stable11 Sep 2018 to 3 Jun 2019

Mozilla Firefox: 1.2 to 1.7

61 new settings, 35 changed, 20 removed since 1.2. 4 retained releases apart.

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116 settings · compared with 1.2
  • Custom Update URL
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
    • Option “URL” writes Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\[added: AppUpdate]URL
  • Allow Non FQDN
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Authentication
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • NTLM
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Authentication
    • Supported on Firefox 60 [added: or later, Firefox 60 ]ESR or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF60[removed: ESR]; resolved; Blank;
  • Delegated
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Authentication
    • Supported on Firefox 60 [added: or later, Firefox 60 ]ESR or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF60[removed: ESR]; resolved; Blank;
  • Captive PortalNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Configure DNS Over HTTPSNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • SPNEGO
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Authentication
    • Supported on Firefox 60 [added: or later, Firefox 60 ]ESR or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF60[removed: ESR]; resolved; Blank;
  • Extension UpdateNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions
  • Install CertificatesNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Certificates
  • Prevent extensions from being disabled or removed
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions
    • Description … If this policy is disabled or not configured, no extensions are locked[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 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: 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;
  • Network PredictionNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Reject trackersNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Cookies
  • Maximum SSL version enabledNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Minimum SSL version enabledNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Blocked websites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Description … If this policy is disabled or not configured, no websites are blocked.[removed: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, you can specify match patterns that indicate sites to be blocked. The match patterns are documented at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Match_patterns. Only http/https addresses are supported at the moment. There is a 1000 entry limit. If this policy is disabled or not configured, no websites are blocked.[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;
  • Exceptions to blocked websites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Description … disabled or not configured, there are no exceptions to the website filter.[removed: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, and the website filter is enabled, you can specify match patterns for sites you do not want to block. The match patterns are documented at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Match_patterns. Only http/https addresses are supported at the moment. There is a 1000 entry limit. If this policy is disabled or not configured, there are no exceptions to the website filter.[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;
  • Disable Update
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Description If this policy is enabled, the browser does not receive u[removed: dp][added: pd]ates. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the browser receives updates.[removed: Starting with Firefox 62, this policy will only work from Computer Configuration.]
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, the browser does not receive u[removed: dp][added: pd]ates. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the browser receives updates.[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;
  • Start PageNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Home page
  • Bookmark 01New
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Bookmarks
  • Allowed Sites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Location
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Bookmark 02New
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Bookmarks
  • Blocked Sites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Location
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Bookmark 03New
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Bookmarks
  • Block new requests asking to access location
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Location
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Bookmark 04New
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Bookmarks
  • Do not allow preferences to be changed
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Location
    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Bookmark 05New
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Bookmarks
  • Allowed Sites
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Permissions\Notifications
    • Description … origins indicated. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the default no[added: ti]fication policy is followed.
      Whole description, marked

      If this policy is enabled, notifications can always be sent for the origins indicated. If this policy is disabled or not configured, the default no[added: ti]fication policy is followed.

    • Supported on [was: SUPPORTED_FF62][now: Firefox 62 or later, Firefox 60.2 ESR or later]
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF62; [removed: un]resolved; Blank;
  • Bookmark 06New
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Bookmarks
  • Requested localeNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
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