Of course, there are also various security fixes and bug fixes, like a fix for an issue that could significantly slow down Firefox’s startup by the processing of Web content local storage. However, Firefox 103 brings increased protection from online tracking via Total Cookie Protection, which has been enabled by default last month for all users on all supported platforms, by isolating all third-party cookies into partitioned storage. This feature strips tracking parameters from web addresses to protect your privacy in ETP strict mode and Private Browsing Mode.

If you do not have administrator privileges on your machine or if you have questions on the process, you may send an email to or call 617-353-HELP for assistance.There were rumors that Mozilla plans to add another new tracking protection feature in Firefox 103, called URL Query Parameter Stripping, but it looks like it’s disabled by default in the final release.

Click Next, ensuring that “ Standard” is selected Double-click the file to begin the installation process. It will probably be either on your Desktop or in your Downloads folder.ĥ.

Find the Firefox ESR installer that you downloaded in the first step. (Save to the Desktop, if possible, so the file will be easier to find.)Ĥ. Click on the Windows version (32 bit version should work even if you have a 64 bit machine)Ģ. Please open this instruction page in Internet Explorer now so you will have the required steps available during the installation.ġ. We recommend using the latest ESR version for maintaining stability and security with BUWorks as well as other university systems. BUworks supports Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) versions.

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