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The Firefox tag on WindowsForum.com covers Mozilla's browser as it evolves through 2026, with a strong focus on Windows-specific updates and user control. Recent discussions highlight Firefox 153 adding native HDR video playback on Windows 10 and 11, closing a long-standing gap with Chromium rivals. The tag also documents Firefox 148's AI Controls, a master switch to block built-in generative AI features, and the end of support for Windows 7 and 8.1 with Firefox 115 ESR. Security topics include the CVE-2024-4775 profiler bug and its implications for Azure Linux. Comparisons with Microsoft Edge, including uBlock Origin extension support, are also recurring themes.
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    Microsoft Edge to Disable Full uBlock Origin by End of 2026

    Microsoft Edge has begun its consumer transition away from Manifest V2 extensions, putting the full version of uBlock Origin on a path to being disabled by default before the end of 2026. Firefox seized on the announcement with a blunt social-media message that its uBlock Origin support “isn’t...
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    Firefox AI Controls Block Built-In AI, Not Websites

    Firefox users who want generative AI out of the browser can already do it with a single setting, but PCWorld’s August 11 guide gets one important point wrong: this is not a newly added Firefox 148 feature. Mozilla shipped the AI Controls panel in Firefox 148 on February 24, 2026, and the current...
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    Firefox 153 Adds Native HDR Video Playback on Windows 10/11

    Firefox 153 has closed one of the most conspicuous gaps between Mozilla’s browser and its Chromium-based rivals by adding native HDR video rendering on Windows. Released on July 21, 2026, the update allows compatible Windows 11 and Windows 10 PCs to play high-dynamic-range video without an...
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    Firefox 153 Adds HDR Video on Windows July 21, 2026

    Mozilla is preparing HDR video playback for Firefox on Windows, closing a long-standing gap with the macOS version. The feature is present in Firefox 153 Beta and is expected to reach the stable channel on July 21, 2026, if no release-blocking problems emerge. Mozilla’s graphics team confirmed...
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    Firefox 148 AI Controls: One Master Switch to Block Generative AI in Your Browser

    Firefox’s answer to the “AI everywhere” debate arrives as a clear, user-facing escape hatch: starting with Firefox 148 (rolling out on February 24, 2026), Mozilla is shipping a dedicated AI Controls section that includes a single master switch — labeled Block AI enhancements — plus per-feature...
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    Firefox 148: AI Controls and Accessibility Enhancements Lead Update

    Firefox’s latest desktop update leans into a rare — and deliberate — user-first stance on artificial intelligence while polishing the browser’s accessibility, backup, and drag‑and‑drop workflows, plus closing out legacy Windows support with a final security nod to older systems. Background /...
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    Firefox 115 ESR Ends Windows 7/8.1 Support Feb 2026: Migration Guide

    Mozilla’s support path for users running pre–Windows 10 desktops has reached a clear milestone: Firefox 115 ESR will be the last maintained Firefox build for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, and Mozilla’s support documentation now states that security updates for those legacy installations...
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    CVE-2024-4775: Firefox Profiler Bug and Azure Linux Attestation Basics

    The vulnerability tracked as CVE‑2024‑4775 — a missing iterator stop condition in Firefox’s built‑in profiler that could produce invalid memory access when WebAssembly frames are present — is real, it was fixed in Firefox 126, and it is unlikely to be a broad cross‑vendor “library in every Linux...
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    Firefox 147.0.4 Fixes Blank New Tab and Libvpx CVE-2026-2447 Patch

    Mozilla pushed a small but important maintenance release for the stable channel this week: Firefox 147.0.4 ships a targeted user-experience fix that stops some users from seeing a blank New Tab (about:home/about:newtab) and closes a heap-buffer-overflow in the libvpx video codec (tracked as...
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    Firefox 148 Adds AI Controls with a Master Block Toggle

    Firefox’s next stable release will put a single master switch in users’ hands: a new AI Controls pane that lets you disable built‑in generative AI features — or pick and choose the ones you want to keep — and promises the setting will persist across updates. Background / Overview Mozilla...
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    Firefox 147.0.3: Targeted UI fixes, Windows font rendering patch, Linux Wayland partial

    Mozilla pushed a targeted maintenance update this week — Firefox 147.0.3 — to repair a cluster of user-facing UI regressions and minor interoperability issues introduced during the January 2026 147 train. The build, published to Firefox’s release channel on February 4, 2026, bundles focused...
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    Firefox 147.0.3 Patch Fixes Context Menus and Popup UI on Windows

    Mozilla has shipped Firefox 147.0.3 — a small but important dot-release that patches multiple user-facing regressions introduced with the 147 train and, critically for Windows users, addresses a set of UI and popup-placement problems that left some people unable to interact with context menus...
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    Firefox 148 AI Controls: One-click Block AI Enhancements for Privacy

    Mozilla has given users a one-click way to tell the AI revolution to stay out of their browser: starting with Firefox 148, rolling out February 24, the desktop browser adds an AI Controls panel with a single “Block AI enhancements” master switch that disables current and future generative AI...
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    Firefox 147.0.2 Patch: Security fixes and compatibility improvements

    Mozilla has shipped a maintenance release for its desktop browser: Firefox 147.0.2, published on January 27, 2026, to address a pair of security vulnerabilities and a clutch of user-facing regressions and compatibility problems that began appearing after the Firefox 147 train rolled out earlier...
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    Mozilla Firefox Evolves Into an AI Browser with Opt-In Controls

    Mozilla’s public commitment to turn Firefox into an “AI browser” under new CEO Anthony Enzor‑DeMeo has reignited a familiar debate: can a privacy‑first browser embrace powerful generative AI without betraying the users who have long chosen it specifically to avoid the AI‑centric direction of...
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    Mozilla's AI Window: Firefox Becomes an AI Powered Provider Agnostic Browser

    Mozilla’s latest strategic pivot makes one thing clear: Firefox will no longer be content with being a privacy‑first browser that quietly resists the AI tide — it plans to become an AI‑powered browser, and that decision is already provoking a fierce debate among the people who have long defined...
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    Firefox 145 Ends 32‑bit Linux Builds, Brings PDF Annotations and Smarter Tabs

    Firefox 145 arrives as a pragmatic, user-facing update that closes a long-running compatibility chapter — ending official 32‑bit Linux builds — while delivering practical improvements like in‑browser PDF annotations, smarter tab handling, and a subtly refreshed tab UI aimed at streamlining daily...
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    Firefox 144.0.2 fixes stability issues and OneDrive rendering bug on Windows and macOS

    Mozilla has quietly shipped Firefox 144.0.2, a targeted point release that patches a clutch of stability regressions first seen after the 144 series, fixes a OneDrive rendering problem, and smooths a handful of platform-specific integration issues that have been inconveniencing Windows and macOS...
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    Remove Firefox Plugins After Uninstall: A Cross Platform Guide

    If you thought uninstalling Firefox removes every trace of the browser, think again — extensions, plugins, cache and full user profiles are often left behind by design, and these leftover files can linger in hidden folders across Windows, macOS, and Linux. This feature-length guide shows exactly...
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    Set Your Browser Homepage on Windows 11: Chrome Edge Firefox Opera

    Changing your browser homepage is a tiny tweak with outsized benefits: it lets a single click put your email, intranet, or preferred search page in front of you the moment your browser opens. The quick how‑to circulated by Windows Report lays out the basics for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Opera...