How to Update Firefox

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Firefox is a free web browser program designed by the Mozilla Foundation. Firefox, like Windows and Internet Explorer, requires updates on occasion. Updating Firefox allows you to run the most recent and effective version of the program. Updating Firefox is fairly easy and only takes a few minutes.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Open Firefox. Click its icon on your desktop or in your start menu.
Step 2

Click on "Advanced" under the tool menu. A window pops up.
Step 3

Choose the "Update" in the window. This gives you a list with boxes to check.
Step 4

Check the items that suit your Internet needs. You can choose automatic updates and Firefox updates when the updates become available.
Step 5

Pick "OK" to continue. Firefox searches and installs any available updates.
Step 6

Restart your computer. Firefox tells you when the updates have installed and that you need to reboot to activate them.
Step 7

Go to "Options" under the tools tab and then go to "Advanced" to look at your update settings.

Tips & Warnings

Firefox is a free, user-friendly program that works with many versions of Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It was created in 2004 by people inside the Mozilla organization.
Mozilla includes "Thunderbird," which is a free email program. It also includes "Sea Monkey," which is an all-in-one browser application used to view the Internet, chat and edit your web pages.
Security updates are vital to a computer's health. Security updates can help protect your computer from viruses.

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