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After installing Firefox, copy user.js to %ProgramFiles%\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\profile.

Mozilla Firefox installer command line arguments – use the INI file approach to control where Firefox is installed and to prevent the addition of a desktop shortcut, if required.

Optionally add global add-ons and install plug-ins such as Adobe Flash Player (assuming you want this in the same package)Īutomating this process as much as possible will create a cleaner package and make it faster to re-create a new Firefox package if required.

Configure profile defaults and preferences locking.

Sequence Firefox by following these high level steps: %APPDATA% will be included by default and whether you leave this location included in the package will depend on your specific deployment requirements however my recommendation is to exclude this location by adding \Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settingsĭownload the following Sequencer Template as a starting point for your Firefox sequence:ĭownload the Firefox installer in your target language from the Mozilla site. The default behaviour of the App-V Sequencer is to exclude %LOCALAPPDATA% - this is a good thing and I don’t recommend removing this exclusion.

%APPDATA%\Mozilla (preferences, bookmarks etc.) and.

Managing the Firefox profileįirefox stores preferences, extensions and other user data in: Read the article Prepare Mozilla Firefox for Enterprise Deployment and Virtualization for full details on removing these options during installation.

This service should be disabled or not installed Mozilla Maintenance Service - Firefox installs an updater service that allows updating whilst avoiding UAC prompts.Updates for Add-ons and Search Engines should be OK as these are written to the user profile Firefox updates should be delivered via new App-V packages. Automatic updates for Firefox – Options / Advanced / Update / Firefox updates.There are a couple of features that should be disabled when running Firefox under App-V 5: Users can even set a virtualized Firefox as their default browser. With App-V 5 there’s no such change to the way users might interact with Firefox. Typically, virtualizing an application changes the user experience due to the introduction of isolation. It’s important that Firefox is configured correctly for virtualization by disabling specific features. Before embarking on sequencing Firefox, please refer to this companion article - Prepare Mozilla Firefox for Enterprise Deployment and Virtualization - which covers configuring a Firefox installation for virtualizing. It’s a simple task to virtualize Firefox, as it lends itself well to application virtualization however getting it right takes a little preparation.