it is possible to add a policy inside the add-on for preventing the add-on to be removed/uninstalled by users ???

so… it is possible to add a password manager to the add-on for preventing disabling - uninstall ?? OR it is possible for the add-on to write in the windows registry ?

Neither. It is possible for you to make an installer that places the policy in the correct place. I’m not sure how exactly policies work on Windows, so it’s possible that involves the registry, but I’d recommend asking over the enterprise policy related support channels for that. Or a side loading…

Thanks again for you great help ! :smiley:

So im trying some stuffs :smiley: i’m trying to make a reg file and want to force- install the xpi here: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions] + Id+https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/downloads/file/1234567/stop-it.xpi (numbers here are for the explanation. but nothi…

Extensions that are installed from within Firefox will not show up in the registry. Firefox only reads the registry to know about side-loaded extensions it should get. Also not sure if the registry entry should point to a remote file, but I’d assume the side loading guide explains what it should loo…

it works with Chrome, i use a reg file then when i start the browser, the add-on is installed i’m trying to achieve the same with Firefox. once installed here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallForcelist the add-on is installed when i start the browser, and it’s …

I think Firefox is looking for local files, not URLs, under those registry keys.

I FOUND THIS: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2018/02/22/removing-support-unpacked-extensions/ “With the release of Firefox 62 (currently scheduled for August 21, 2018) Mozilla will discontinue support for unpacked sideloaded extensions. You will no longer be able to load an extension via the Wind…

As mentioned before: Try pointing to a file in the local file system.

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freaktechnik (Martin Giger) January 14, 2019, 8:21pm 2

As explained in the other thread (Add-on new feature HELP!) you can’t do this from inside the add-on.

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