Since the new feature is automatic and does not ask for user permission, many consider it an intrusion into their privacy and will.įortunately, there are ways to remove this functionality and prevent or restrict Firefox from automatically checking for new updates in the background when you are not using the browser. This explains why some users who do not have the function available find the Firefox.exe process running when the browser is closed in the task manager.Īlthough it is a nice feature and will help users to always use the latest updated version of Firefox, many others may not like the new feature. The Mozilla team is rolling out this new feature in phases, so some Firefox users may have already received the new functionality, while others are still waiting for it. It should be noted that when automatic background updates are enabled, the Mozilla Firefox browser will perform a check for updates every 7 hours even if the browser is not open at the time.
This new feature is enabled by default in Mozilla Firefox so if you don't want to use it, you will have to disable it manually.
