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> There's probably an advanced setting buried somewhere if you _really_ want to turn that behavior off, but why would you? You can create a policy for it
by legrande 5y ago
> There's probably an advanced setting buried somewhere if you _really_ want to turn that behavior off, but why would you?
You can create a policy for it
{
"policies": {
"DisableAppUpdate": true
}
}
Create a JSON file called `policies.json` and paste the above code into it. Then place that JSON file in a folder called `distribution`. Then make sure to place the `distribution` folder in the application folder of the browser.
Not sure why you want to do that, as updates are essential for security. Apparently it's for 'enterprise organizations' who probably want to limit the chatiness of their network and reduce latency.
You could also install Firefox ESR which doesn't ping Mozilla for updates nearly every 10 seconds.
- PennRobotics 5y agoOne reason---rare but existent---for disabling these update agents and background services is if someone is using their mobile hotspot to connect their computer and wants to limit all unnecessary data transfer. There's an economically powerful EU country that has a lot of train travel and not so many trains having great internet access. This was my commute life for a few years.
- vlovich123 5y agoUsually these kinds of things are configured to not run on metered connections. Some times of course the API can’t detect it but it works the vast majority of the time.
- gmadsen 5y agotypically because its possible these "security" updates will break something unintended. IT teams usually locally test any updates before deploying to an entire infrastructure