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stable18 Mar 2019 to 29 Jul 2019

Mozilla Firefox: 1.6 to 1.8.2

36 new settings, 6 changed since 1.6. 2 retained releases apart.

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42 settings · compared with 1.6
  • Captive PortalNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Extension UpdateNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions
  • Network PredictionNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Clear data when browser is closed
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
    • Renamed Clear [removed: all ]data when browser is closed
    • Description If this policy is enabled, [removed: all][added: you can choose] data [removed: is][added: to be] cleared when Firefox is closed.[removed: This includes Browsing & Download History, Cookies, Active Logins, Cache, Form & Search History, Site Preferences and Offline Website Data.] If this policy is disabled or not configured, data is not cleared …
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      If this policy is enabled, [removed: all][added: you can choose] data [removed: is][added: to be] cleared when Firefox is closed.[removed: This includes Browsing & Download History, Cookies, Active Logins, Cache, Form & Search History, Site Preferences and Offline Website Data.] If this policy is disabled or not configured, data is not cleared when the browser is closed.

    • Supported on Firefox [removed: 60][added: 68] or later, Firefox [removed: 60][added: 68] ESR or later
    • Supported on SUPPORTED_FF6[removed: 0][added: 8]; resolved; Blank;
    • Option removed [removed: SanitizeOnShutdown]
    • New option [added: Cache (SanitizeOnShutdown_Cache)]
    • New option [added: Cookies (SanitizeOnShutdown_Cookies)]
    • New option [added: Download History (SanitizeOnShutdown_Downloads)]
    • New option [added: Form & Search History (SanitizeOnShutdown_FormData)]
    • New option [added: Browsing History (SanitizeOnShutdown_History)]
    • New option [added: Active Logins (SanitizeOnShutdown_Sessions)]
    • New option [added: Site Preferences (SanitizeOnShutdown_SiteSettings)]
    • New option [added: Offline Website Data (SanitizeOnShutdown_OfflineApps)]
    • Editor controls or their defaults changed.
  • Customize Firefox HomeNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Default Download DirectoryNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Download DirectoryNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Local File LinksNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • New Tab PageNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Prompt for download locationNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Requested locale (string)New
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • Search Engine One
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Search
    • New option [added: POST data (SearchEngine_PostData)]
    • Editor controls or their defaults changed.
  • Search Engine Two
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Search
    • New option [added: POST data (SearchEngine_PostData)]
    • Editor controls or their defaults changed.
  • Search Engine Three
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Search
    • New option [added: POST data (SearchEngine_PostData)]
    • Editor controls or their defaults changed.
  • Search Engine Four
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Search
    • New option [added: POST data (SearchEngine_PostData)]
    • Editor controls or their defaults changed.
  • Search Engine Five
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Search
    • New option [added: POST data (SearchEngine_PostData)]
    • Editor controls or their defaults changed.
  • Search SuggestionsNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Search
  • Support MenuNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox
  • app.update.autoNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
  • browser.cache.disk.enableNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
  • browser.cache.disk.parent_directoryNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
  • browser.fixup.dns_first_for_single_wordsNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
  • browser.search.updateNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
  • browser.tabs.warnOnCloseNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
  • browser.urlbar.suggest.bookmarkNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
  • browser.urlbar.suggest.historyNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
  • browser.urlbar.suggest.openpageNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
  • datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionPolicyBypassNotificationNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
  • browser.dom.disable_window_flipNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
  • dom.disable_window_move_resizeNew
    Computer and user · Mozilla\Firefox\Preferences
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