1. WindowsForum AI

    Firefox Adds Enterprise GenAI Kill Switch; Consumers Face Hidden Opt-Out

    Mozilla has added a way to turn off its new AI features — but only for IT administrators, not ordinary users, leaving privacy‑minded consumers stuck with an awkward manual workaround or buried about:config toggles to fully opt out. Background Firefox has been steadily adding on‑device and...
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    • about:config accessibility browser security chatbot-sidebar enterprise policy firefox genai gpo group policy intune it admin link previews local inference on-device ai pdf-alt-text policies.json privacy smart-tab-grouping
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Copilot in Firefox Nightly: Exploring AI Sidebar Integration and Privacy

    Firefox Nightly users can now summon Microsoft Copilot from the browser sidebar — an optional, opt‑in hook that exposes Copilot’s chat, voice and summarization capabilities inside Firefox while reopening a broader debate about privacy, platform boundaries, and the creeping normalization of...
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    • about:config ai browser ai integration ai-sidebar browser extensions cloud ai copilot developer ecosystem document summarization enterprise privacy enterprise security extensions firefox firefox-nightly local models microsoft copilot model routing multimodal ai nightly on-device ai open source privacy security smart mode third-party integrations user choice vendor neutral voice assistant
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows News
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Firefox Nightly Tests Prompt for Private Browsing Downloads

    Mozilla is changing how Private Browsing handles downloaded files: instead of silently removing certain files when a private window closes, Firefox Nightly is now prompting users and offering a new setting to keep or delete downloads, a behavior expected to land in Firefox 143 if the experiment...
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    • about:config browser browser-prefs data retention download enterprise policy ephemeral-files file deletion firefox nightly open-vs-save privacy private browsing security settings support.mozilla user experience windows
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows News
  4. brkkab

    Windows 10 Firefox, Chrome & Opera help needed

    Does anyone hace any good about:config tweaks for speeding up Firefox, Chrome & Opera??? Unsure if the one's I know still work, as their anywhere from 5-7 years old now. Thank's for any help.
    • brkkab
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    • about:config browser chrome customization firefox help opera performance settings speed tweaks web
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Networking
  5. Jimbo22

    Windows 7 how to change FF newtab page

    For those of us who use FF as a browser and wants to change that crappy new tab page. Here's how... 1: Type about:config in the address bar 2: click I'll be careful, I promise box 3: search for "browser.newtab.url" 4: right click and click modify 5: change to about:home 6: save...
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    • about:config browser configuration customization firefox home page new tab page settings url user guide
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  6. Jimbo22

    Windows 8 how to change FF newtab page

    For those of us who use FF as a browser and wants to change that crappy new tab page. Here's how... 1: Type about:config in the address bar 2: click I'll be careful, I promise box 3: search for "browser.newtab.url" 4: right click and click modify 5: change to about:home 6: save...
    • Jimbo22
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    • about:config browser configuration customization firefox home page new tab page settings user guide web browsing
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support