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firefox not updating

lansimivalley
lansimivalley
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I am trying to update Firefox and I get a message that the update failed. There were problems checking for, downloading, or installing this update. Firefox could not be updated because FAILED (Unknown reason).

I restarted my computer and tried again and still got the same message.

What do I do to get the latest update?

Thank you.

I am trying to update Firefox and I get a message that the update failed. There were problems checking for, downloading, or installing this update. Firefox could not be updated because FAILED (Unknown reason). I restarted my computer and tried again and still got the same message. What do I do to get the latest update? Thank you.

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Hi lansimivalley.

The update might be blocked e.g. by your antivirus software. From my experience, the fastest way is to download latest Firefox from http://getfirefox.com/ and install over your current Firefox (when completely closed, of course).

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Michal Stanke
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Hi lansimivalley.

The update might be blocked e.g. by your antivirus software. From my experience, the fastest way is to download latest Firefox from http://getfirefox.com/ and install over your current Firefox (when completely closed, of course).

lansimivalley
lansimivalley Question owner
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I'll try this and report back. Thank you.

lansimivalley
lansimivalley Question owner
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It worked. Thank you for your help. I appreciate it.