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How can I prevent Firefox from automatically updating to the latest version when I want to stick with 56.0.2?

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free_annyong
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The new Firefox update is incredibly slow for me. I'm getting 1 second of movement followed by a 3 second or so freeze up no matter what I'm doing. I don't care enough about the update to try and figure out why; I just want to be able to stick with 56.0.2, which runs reliably well. I went into options and checked "never check for updates". Still, every time I start Firefox it automatically installs the update. How can I make it stop?

The new Firefox update is incredibly slow for me. I'm getting 1 second of movement followed by a 3 second or so freeze up no matter what I'm doing. I don't care enough about the update to try and figure out why; I just want to be able to stick with 56.0.2, which runs reliably well. I went into options and checked "never check for updates". Still, every time I start Firefox it automatically installs the update. How can I make it stop?

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Shadow110
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Go to the Firefox 3 Bar Menu --> Help ? --> Troubleshooting Information Page and take a look in the Accessibility section if accessibility is set to "true" there. if yes, go to the Firefox 3 Bar Menu --> Options --> Privacy & Security panel and under Permissions check the setting to Prevent Accessibility Services from accessing your browser. Restart Firefox

You can not it is a forced update.

Going back : unfortunately 56.0.2 and below is no longer safe to use for every day use do to secuity issues, but 52.5.0 ESR is. It will continue to get security updates until May 2018, and you can download and install it from this page: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/ Note : Legacy Extensions will be deleted or removed in any version update after May 2018.

You should make a backup of your Profile before going back and just because: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/back-and-restore-information-firefox-profiles

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

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FredMcD
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First, Type about:preferences#advanced<enter> in the address bar. Under Advanced, Select Update.

[v56+] Type about:preferences#general<enter> in the address bar. Select Update.

Select Never Check For Updates.

Also turn off Use a background service to install updates

Install Older Version Of Firefox {web link} Be sure to read everything here.

If you still want to downgrade, look under; I still want to downgrade. Click the Directory of other versions and languages link. Look for the directory of the version that you want. But, remember that old versions may have security issues.

You should also check out Firefox; Extended Support Release {web link} ESR Notes System Requirements