BackgroundAppUpdate

Enable or disable automatic application update in the background, when the application is not running.

If set to true, application updates may be installed (without explicit user approval) in the background, even when the application is not running. The operating system may still require approval. If set to false, the application will not try to install updates when the application is not running.

If you are having trouble getting the background task to run, verify your configuration with the "Requirements to run" section in this support document.

Note

The BackgroundAppUpdate policy has no effect if you have disabled updates via the DisableAppUpdate policy or disabled automatic updates via the AppAutoUpdate policy.

Compatibility

Firefox	Firefox ESR	Firefox Enterprise
Available since 90	Available since 91	Available since 149

Windows only.

CCK2 Equivalent: N/A
OMA-URI: BackgroundAppUpdate
Preferences Affected: app.update.background.enabled

Examples

policies.json

{
  "policies": {
    "BackgroundAppUpdate": false
  }
}

JSON schema

BackgroundAppUpdate JSON schema

{
  "type": "boolean"
}

Windows (GPO)

Software\Policies\Mozilla\Firefox\BackgroundAppUpdate = 0x1 | 0x0

macOS

<dict>
  <key>BackgroundAppUpdate</key>
  <true/> | <false/>
</dict>