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every time i update firefox to the newest version, it wont connect to the internet. Why?

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every time i get the firefox update I lose internet connection. I have to uninstall it and install old version...very annoying

every time i get the firefox update I lose internet connection. I have to uninstall it and install old version...very annoying

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What Firewall do you use? It's possible it is blocking Firefox from accessing the internet when it updates. Try to read Configure firewalls so that Firefox can access the Internet and Firefox can't load websites but other browsers can

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I never faced this problem. may be because of your antivirus.

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Could be your firewall does not recognize the new Firefox version. Remove firefox.exe from your firewall allowed programs list, restart Firefox, allow it access to the internet and/or change any firewall settings to allow access.