Policy templates for Firefox 103 and Firefox ESR 102.1

Note: There are no changes to the ADMX templates in this release. I bumped the version to be consistent. There is no need to move to these templates if you are using v4.01.

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 91, they contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 91. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 91, you should use v3.10

The README that corresponds to this release is:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v4.1/README.md

Policy templates for Firefox 102 and Firefox ESR 102 (Updated)

This update for Firefox 102 adds a policy I forgot.

StartDownloadsInTempDirectory - Force downloads to start off in a local, temporary location rather than the default download directory.

Policy templates for Firefox 102 and Firefox ESR 102

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 91, they contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 91. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 91, you should use v3.10

The README that corresponds to this release is:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v4.0/README.md

This release adds the following policies:

ExemptDomainFileTypePairsFromFileTypeDownloadWarnings - Disable warnings based on file extension for specific file types on domains.
UseSystemPrintDialog - Use the system print dialog instead of the print preview window.

For more information about Firefox 102, see the enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 100 and Firefox ESR 91.9

Note: There are no changes to the ADMX templates in this release. I bumped the version to be consistent. There is no need to move to these templates if you are using v3.7 or v3.8.

There are additional translations though, and some documentation fixes. Thanks to @vossni and @williamtheaker for changes in this release.

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 78, they contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 78. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 78, you should use v2.12

The README that corresponds to this release is:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v3.9/README.md

For more information about Firefox 100 and Firefox 91.9 ESR, we now have enterprise release notes.

Personal Note: There haven't been a lot of policy changes lately because I've been working on other projects. Enterprise work is continuing though, and there will be more activity in the next few months.

Policy templates for Firefox 99 and Firefox ESR 91.8

Note: There are no changes to the ADMX templates in this release. I bumped the version to be consistent. There is no need to move to these templates if you are using v3.7.

There are additional translations though, and some documentation fixes. Thanks to @vossni, @maiki, @pcanterino, @MinxAa, @williamtheaker, @arturolegovich, and @dev-id for patches for this release and other patches this year.

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 78, they contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 78. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 78, you should use v2.12

The README that corresponds to this release is:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v3.8/README.md

For more information about Firefox 99 and Firefox 91.8 ESR, we now have enterprise release notes.

Personal Note: There haven't been a lot of policy changes lately because I've been working on other projects. Enterprise work is continuing though, and there will be more activity in the next few months.

Policy templates for Firefox 98 and Firefox ESR 91.7

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 78, they contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 78. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 78, you should use v2.12

The README that corresponds to this release is:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v3.7/README.md

This release updates the following policies:

UserMessaging - Adds a policy for controlling the "More from Mozilla" section in preferences.

For more information about Firefox 98 and Firefox 91.7ESR, we now have enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 97 and Firefox ESR 91.6

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 78, they contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 78. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 78, you should use v2.12

The README that corresponds to this release is:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v3.6/README.md

This release updates the following policies:

DisabledCiphers - Added six new ciphers.

For more information about Firefox 97 and Firefox 91.6 ESR, we now have enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 96 and Firefox ESR 91.5

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 78, they contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 78. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 78, you should use v2.12

The README that corresponds to this release is:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v3.5/README.md

This release adds the following policies for Firefox 96 only (not the ESR):

LegacySameSiteCookieBehaviorEnabled - Allows the new SameSite policy to be changed.

LegacySameSiteCookieBehaviorEnabledForDomainList - Allows the new SameSite policy to be changed for specific sites.

For more information about Firefox 96 and Firefox 91.5 ESR, we now have enterprise release notes.

Policy templates for Firefox 95 and Firefox ESR 91.4

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 78, they contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 78. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 78, you should use v2.12

The README that corresponds to this release is:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v3.4/README.md

This release updates the following policies:

Bookmarks - The documentation has been clarified to explain how this policy can be used to remove all bookmarks. Also, a new item (Bookmarks (JSON)) was added to the ADMX template to allow doing this via GPO.

Cookies - A new option, Behavior, has been added replacing the existing options Default, AcceptThirdParty, and RejectTracker. This new option gives much better control over cookie behavior. Also a new option, BehaviorPrivateBrowsing, was also added to provide this same control when in private browsing.

FirefoxHome - Support has been added for removed sponsored top sites (SponsoredTopSites) and sponsored stories (SponsoredPocket).

Preferences - Added additional preferences keyword.enabled and toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets.

For more information about Firefox 95 and Firefox 91.4 ESR, we now have enterprise release notes.

Also a special thanks to @pcanterino for updating the German translation.

Policy templates for Firefox 94 and Firefox ESR 91.3

Note: There are no changes to the ADMX templates in this release. I bumped the version to be consistent. There is no need to move to these templates if you are using v3.0, v3.1, or 3.2.

Note: While these templates will work for Firefox ESR 78, they contain new policies that are not in Firefox ESR 78. If you need to manage Firefox ESR 78, you should use v2.12

The README that corresponds to this release is:

https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/v3.3/README.md

This release updates the following policies:

DNSOverHTTPS - This policy now correctly sets the provider URL if specified in policy.

FirefoxHome - This policy now correctly locks the Pocket checkbox in preferences.

For more information about Firefox 94 and Firefox 91.3 ESR, we now have enterprise release notes.

Personal Note: There haven't been a lot of policy changes lately because I've been working on other projects. Enterprise work is continuing though, and there will be more activity in the next few months.