1421612 - Updater does not respect user options settings

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Toolkit :: Application Update, defect, P3)

Description

[karel]

Attachment: screenshot of the last occurance aftermath

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:56.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/56.0
Build ID: 20171024165158

Steps to reproduce:

Firefox 56.0.2 x64
Options/Never check for updates ON


Actual results:

updater.exe still wants to update firefox despite the above mentioned user setting.
this has actually happened twice to me, reinstalled firefox in between occurrences.



Expected results:

updater.exe should have respected the user setting (Options/Never check for updates) and not try to update firefox.

Comment 1

[karel]

After removing updater.exe, firefox still notifies of failed update despite the above mentioned setting, see 2nd screenshot.

Comment 2

[karel]

Attachment: firefox updater2.png

Comment 3

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

This typically happens when a different profile is used. That should no longer be the case on Windows since the setting

Comment 4

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

Is this still happening using the latest Firefox?

Comment 5

[Robert Strong (they/them - no direct email)]

If this is still happening using the latest Firefox version please comment and I'll reopen the bug. Thanks!