See Extensions:

• https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#extensions

cor-el,

This didn't work unfortunately for Firefox 75. It's telling me to add these into the registry.

Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\Install\1 = "https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/somefile.xpi" Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\Install\2 = "//path/to/xpi" Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\Uninstall\1 = "[email protected]" Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\Locked\1 = "[email protected]"

So here's what I've done to try and get the addon to work.

I created the registry keys (Extensions and Install) into Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\ manually because there weren't there. Then I added

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\Install\1 = "//C:/Program Files/Verint/DPA/Client/[email protected]"

This did not work unfortunately

Any suggestions?

That syntax isn't correct. It should be a file URL.

Add file:/ to the beginning:

file:///c:

If you go about:policies, it will show if you if there is an error.

Hey Mike,

Thanks for getting back to me on this. I put in the syntax that was described above and didn't work unfortunately.

I put in the syntax like what was stated above

file:///C:/Program Files/Verint/DPA/Client/[email protected]

I've tried the syntax above with and without quotes and won't install. I've included screenshots of the errors and the syntax in the registry.

The easiest way to verify the correct file URI is trying to open the link in a Firefox tab.

See also: Enterprise Policy Generator https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/enterprise-policy-generator/

It would appear that you are manually adding registry keys instead of using GPO? I really don't recommend that.

You should be using gpedit.msc to do local policy.

Then you can export those keys from the registry once you have verified they are working.

I did notice another error - you've made the entry 1= instead of 1.

When I write something like this:

Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Authentication\SPNEGO\1 = "mydomain.com"

I mean set this value

Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Authentication\SPNEGO\1

to

mydomain.com

Mike and cor-el,

Thank you for the quick responses, I do appreciate that.

I downloaded the plugin you sent to me cor-el, I'll dip into that more when I have time to do so. It looks to me that we can create a policy from scratch so that's awesome. Thank you for that.

Hey Mike,

The reason why I'm only doing this in the registry and not in GPO is because only a certain machines are getting the software and not the entire company. I did what you stated and it's still not installing.

I changed from "1 =" to 1 and then no quotes for the path.

I changed the syntax from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\Install\"1 =" "file:///C:/Program Files/Verint/DPA/Client/[email protected]"

to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\Install\1 file:///C:/Program Files/Verint/DPA/Client/[email protected]

So if you want to do it for one person, I would look at the plugin Cor-el pointed to and use a policies.json in the distribution directory.

Or use gpedit.msc to create the registry entries and export them. This stuff is too fragile to enter manually.

All you have to do is copy the ADMx file into C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions and the adml file into C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US (for English).

Then just run gpedit.msc from a run dialog. Select User Configuration->Administrative Templates->Mozilla->Firefox

Hey Mike,

Thanks for the quick response again, So I don't have the registry option within gpedit.msc so that's why I'm doing it manually in the registry on my test PC. Once I get the plug in to install, I'm going to extract reg keys from the registry and just import the plugin through the registry. And I don't have Mozilla Firefox in the specified location within gpedit.msc. Will this be an issue?

gpedit should just add the correct stuff to your registry and it will export it from there.

Where are you seeing Firefox in gpedit?

That's the thing, I'm not seeing Mozilla Firefox in GPedit as labeled in the previous message above. I'm not seeing Mozilla Firefox in gpedit.

Hey Mike,

I did get the plug in installed through gpedit. I couldn't find the policy at first so then I did some research and found the templates here.

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/releases

So I now have it installed however, I'll need to auto-enable the plug to run in Private Browsing mode. How would I do that? In gpedit still?

We don't have a policy to make the addon run in private browsing mode. I'll check into that.

Note that there is a new ExtensionSettings policy that gives you much more control.

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md#extensionsettings

Hey Mike,

Thanks for checking into the private browser capability. This would be a needed feature. I just exported the reg keys, turned off the Firefox addon install feature within GPedit.msc, went back into the registry and imported the keys that were exported and now the addon won't install. It absolutely has to be enabled and installed through GPedit.msc and I can't find a way around it. It looks like I have to find a way through command line to enable that feature in gpedit and inject a registy key line into gpedit.msc and install it without private browsing which is needed but there's no option to enable private browsing with that addon.

I remember when in Firefox 74, we were able to install addons through the registry and import the regsitry key into \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions and that had the capability to install the plugin WITH private browsing turned on. Why did that change? If it worked, why change it? The new process is to enable GPedit.msc, download separate ADMX files for Firefox, enable the Mozilla Firefox addon feature, then inject the reg key into the first line so that GPEdit.msc installs it.

To me, that sounds a lot more complicated than just installing it manually through the registry.

The old registry settings definitely still work. We've added the new settings to allow more customization.

You definitely should be able to do it the way you were doing it before, I was suggesting using gpedit.msc to make sure you got the registry settings correct.

We deliberately don't deprecate old policies because people are using them.

The private browsing change was because something changed in Firefox. They switched addons to not be in private browsing by default so we need to update the policy.

Prior to Firefox 75, I was able to just import a registry setting within the registry for Firefox 74 (See attached) before I even touched gpedit.msc.

So what you're saying is that I can import the registry key into the registry and it'll just get added? If so, I just imported my reg key and I still don't see it. (See attached)

What do you see when you go to about:policies? Is there an error?

Policy Error is attached.

Prior to Firefox 75, I was able to just import a registry setting within the registry for Firefox 74 (See attached) before I even touched gpedit.msc. So what you're saying is that I can import the registry key into the registry and it'll just get added? If so, I just imported my reg key and I still don't see it. (See attached)

Your screenshot shows:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\extensions

This is the key used for "sideloading" extensions, not for policy. After Firefox 73, new extensions cannot be installed this way (any extensions sideloaded in Firefox 73 continue to be recognized and run).