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Mozilla rolls out Firefox for Windows 10

Discussion in 'Windows 10 Information and Alerts' started by starbuck, Aug 11, 2015.

  1. starbuck

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    Mozilla's Firefox 40 for Windows 10 includes built-in browser-choice mechanisms meant to unseat Microsoft's Edge and Bing search engine defaults.

    After complaining that Microsoft has made choosing a browser other than its own Edge too difficult with Windows 10, Firefox officials have taken browser-choice into their own hands.

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    Firefox 40 for Windows 10, made generally available on August 11, includes new "support materials to show you how to restore or choose Firefox as your default browser in Windows 10."

    The new Firefox for Windows 10 goes further. When Windows 10 users look to the Cortana search box built into the task bar, web searches done from that search box will "show results in the default search engine you choose in Firefox," rather than defaulting to Bing, Firefox officials said.

    The Firefox for Windows 10 browser supports third-party add-ons -- unlike Microsoft's Edge at this point, though add-on support is coming, Microsoft officials have said. Mozilla is distinguishing between Mozilla-certified add-ons and non-certified ones. Non-Mozilla-certified add-ons currently include warnings, and in the future, will be disabled by default.

    The new Firefox also includes user interface tweaks, including bigger and bolder design elements.

    Firefox 40 for Windows 10 is available for download from Mozilla's web site.


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    Edit:
    Firefox has just updated on my Win10 system to the new version.
     
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    I don't understand your comment Rich.
    Running this on 2 Win10 systems and am having no problems at all.
     
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    Pete the problems out there are just showing up now. I have about 500 clients and am considering hiring a phone service to take messages for my business so you need to" lift your head out of the sand", just an expression not an insult Pete, and listen to the hoards as I have never adding in Windows Me, Vista and Windows 8 ever seen anything like this!
    Hold on have to run Windows 10 client calling in did the upgrade and "no sound"......two called in while I was wringing this installed and booted up to blank screen with blinking cursor.....gotta run phone ringing again.....
     
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    So, you're talking about Win10..... not the Firefox 40 ?
     
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    Yes Pete sorry I am having a very bad day with 10 here...and the word "new" is getting to me!
     
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    Take you time Rich you are a pro i'm sure you have a lot on your plate! Lots of clients, but do give this iteration of Windows a chance. It will all fall into place in a few months.
     
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    I have no time for this ridiculous early release of an untested OS. I'll be back when it proves itself. What if every other version of Windows is awesome that means the really great one was 8.1?
     
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    Thanks for the link Pete. I have not used Firefox in quite some time but I think I will try it again. I do like that Mozilla does take a stance on the default choices being changed and how one goes about setting defaults. Good stuff :)
     

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