1995769 - Enable the new uninstall registry key on Windows 11

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Firefox :: Shell Integration, task, P3)

Description

[Max Christian Pohle [:/dev/max]]

In Bug 1970905, the uninstall key was rewritten for installations in the default directory: the version number and architecture were removed to improve compatibility with third-party tools such as Windows Backup. This change only applies to installations in the default directory, allowing multiple versions to coexist- each with its own unique registry key- when different versions are installed in different locations.

Bug 1970905 was initially limited to Windows 10, where the issue with third-party tools was first observed. Now that this change has successfully passed all QA testing, this bug was created to enable it across all supported Windows versions.

Comment 1

[Max Christian Pohle [:/dev/max]]

Attachment: Bug 1995769 - Enable the new uninstall registry key on Windows 11, r=bytesized

The uninstall key gets rewritten for installations to the default
installation directory: The version number, architecture and language
are removed from the key in order to improve compatibility with
third-party tools.

Comment 2

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://github.com/mozilla-firefox/firefox/commit/08dc28102939
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/66f28eae74f5
Enable the new uninstall registry key on Windows 11, r=bytesized,browser-installer-reviewers

Comment 3

[Norisz Fay [:noriszfay]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/66f28eae74f5