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Download free Russian-language Mozilla Firefox (Windows)

Download the current Russian version Mozilla Firefox from the official website Mozilla For Windows !

Installing or updating your browser from Mozilla,"pure" and completely free.

Only original installation Mozilla Firefox comes without third party add-ons: extensions, plugins, toolbars - Yandex, Google™, Ask And so on.

Note. When updating Mozilla Firefox, all your additions and settings will remain, no changes will be made in this area!

If you had toolbars installed - Yandex, Google™, Ask and others, after updating to the new version of Mozilla Firefox, you will still have them.

Download Russian version of Mozilla Firefox free for Windows , no advertising, no registrations, no SMS and other nonsense.

Mozilla Firefox is a multiplatform, multilingual free browser!

If you are asked to pay, then you have fallen into the hands of scammers!

You can view information about the license locally, on the page of your installed browser. Firefox: about:license

Why update Mozilla Firefox.

Main (common) reasons to upgrade Mozilla Firefox browser or any other - Opera, Chrome, Safari, etc. :

Some irresponsible elements are constantly trying to hack the browser and, having identified weak points (vulnerabilities, “holes”, “bugs”), install malicious codes on some harmless site, while creating a lot of problems and headaches for the user when visiting this site. Therefore, developers constantly eliminate vulnerabilities browser releasing new versions and at the same time sometimes improve characteristics and service.
Development of new web technologies and standards used for the development of sites and Internet services in which an outdated web browser will not be able to provide you with the content you are interested in on a technically advanced website.
Elimination " bugs", programmer errors in which the browser " buggy", "slows down" and behaves incorrectly towards the user.

Update or install the new latest version of the browser from Mozilla, is also necessary for correct operation Mozilla Firefox with our collection of extensions.

The collection works on the latest stable official ones from Mozilla versions Firefox.

Note: Sometimes extension developers don't keep up with new releases Mozilla Firefox (the browser is updated too often and new versions are released), then the release of the collection is postponed until stable additions are released.

How to update Mozilla Firefox?

Download Firefox from the official Mozilla website

By default, the browser is set to update automatically .

You don't need to search the Internet for updates yourself. Mozilla Firefox, unless browser auto-update is disabled by the user.

Actually a browser Mozilla Firefox does not have separate update packages, it does not have any service packs at all!

There are also no official sites that install any specific software updates for the browser, and even, for example, with an antivirus. The official Mozilla Firefox does not contain antivirus or other external programs.

There is always only one installation package Mozilla Firefox, which installs the browser regardless of whether you update or install Mozilla Firefox for the first time.

Read on to learn how to manage the auto-update system.

Setting up the Mozilla Firefox auto-update system.

Browser settings for setting the update mode are located:

Menu bar - " Tools " - "Settings " - tab " Additional " P. " Automatically install updates ..."

If this option is enabled, the browser Mozilla Firefox, on one's own will check the new version Mozilla Firefox.

But you can select the option - " Never check... "and then the browser can be updated via the menu bar - " Reference " - "About Firefox "

And then you will see in the window " About Firefox "under the browser version number there is an inscription - " Check ..", after clicking it, the browser will start checking for the new version; if there is no update, the message " Latest version of Firefox installed ", in the figure it is underlined.

Security of downloading and updating Firefox.

A fake banner for updating Firefox with the inscription: “The old version of the browser will no longer work.”.

Some aspects of Internet security.

If you land on a page of a website on which a window appears with a scary message, something like this:

"Your browser is out of date! Update it urgently!"

"Your browser is out of date and contains errors!

Refresh browser"

"Attention!!! Your browser version is faulty, some plugins do not work correctly..."

and also: "...Your computer (phone, Skype, ...) is at risk of infection with dangerous viruses..."

then you have landed on a scam site or a hacked site containing malicious code.

Do not click the UPDATE button!

Mozilla never pursues a policy of such aggression towards users and does not impose its browser by force.

Mozilla Firefox does not have any updates SP1, SP2, SP4, ...!

Mozilla Firefox does not come in packages, and even with an antivirus.

If you are satisfied with the version of your browser (any, not necessarily Mozilla Firefox), You can avoid updating it at all by disabling the new version check feature.

Any “old” browser will work as it did, nothing will happen either to your computer or to the browser itself!

On high-tech sites that require a truly newer version of Firefox to work with, they will detect the version of your installed browser and display a corresponding message, for example:

"Your Firefox version is xx.xx (version number)

In order to take advantage of all the features of our site, you need Firefox version XX..."

"Our site works correctly with the browser...

such and such and a version no lower than such and such...."

Moreover, these messages will never block access to the site, navigation system, etc.

Be careful!

Small real examples of text on a web page:

We go to one of the many incomprehensible sites using the new Firefox released in 2013, and they put up a sign for you:

"Your browser is out of date!

You are using a browser created in 2001. At the moment, the browser is about to turn 9 years old. Even cars in our country are replaced more often. IE6 does not meet modern security standards..."

It's 2013, and we are told that the installed browser on our computer is not only not Firefox, A Internet Explorer version 6 created in 2001. Just think, either this site is a scammer or the site owner forgot about his “useful” sign in 2001.

Or another masterpiece of the page:

"Your browser is outdated... " etc.

- Why on earth is it “outdated”, I just updated it yesterday!

That's why we are on this page ( see the beginning of the article) we give a link to download Mozilla Firefox, only to the original browser installation file Mozilla Firefox and only directly from the official repository Mozilla (releases.mozilla.org).

It is mandatory to update Firefox, just like any other software. Now the program does this automatically without user intervention. However, sometimes situations arise when the user himself needs to do this manually. If the program has not been updated for a long time, it has become vulnerable and there may already be viruses on your PC. Let's take a closer look at all the methods that will help you update Mozilla Firefox to the latest version.

Method No. 1

In order to check for new versions and start updating the Mozilla Firefox browser, you need to open a special window.
1.Click on the icon with three lines and select the round icon with a question mark.

3.When the window starts, it will immediately start checking for new versions.

4.If the update is found, the Firefox update will start immediately. Files download quite quickly. So it won't take much time if the internet speed is good.

5.Now you need to close the browser and start it again for all changes in the program to take effect.

6.If you launch the browser again and go to this small window about the Firefox browser, you will see the phrase “The latest version of Firefox is installed.” This means that you have an up-to-date client version. Now you don't have to worry about the safety of your PC. However, still avoid sites that may contain a virus. Be vigilant while surfing.

Method number 2

How can I update Firefox in another way? The method below allows you to update the Mozilla Firefox browser using the installer. You can download it for free through the official website.
1.Launch the Mozilla browser.

2.Go to the official website of the program.

3. A page will open, on it there may already be an offer to receive an update for the browser, which will help increase its performance and level of privacy.

4.Click on the green “Want to download for free” button.

5.Select the Russian version of the program for your OS.

7.Open it by double-clicking and click on “Run”. Before doing this, close your browser.

8.The installation window will open.

9.Click on “Finish” when the browser update is installed. Check how the browser works.

Auto update

Mozilla Firefox can be updated automatically if the corresponding option is activated in the settings.

Click on the icon with three lines and go to the “Settings” section.
Next, switch to the “Advanced” block and the “Updates” tab.
Check the box next to “Automatically install updates...” or next to the second item so that the browser asks you whether to install the update or not.

Disabling checking for new versions in Firefox means exposing your device to a virus. Malware often finds loopholes through an unupdated browser. With an updated browser, the risk is significantly reduced.

In addition to the entire browser as a whole, you can also automatically update plugins. For example, you can update Adobe Flash Player this way. The Flash plugin is updated by default. This, of course, does not apply to those plugins that are no longer supported as of version 52, such as the Java module.

Problems starting after update

Sometimes it happens that Firefox does not start after an update. It may be present in processes in the Task Manager, but there are no disk accesses and no increase in memory consumption. In this case, the window, accordingly, does not open. What to do? Try to solve the problem in these ways:

Try turning on your browser in safe mode.
Run the program from a remote profile.
Disable your antivirus and firewall and try running your browser again.
Try uninstalling the browser and installing it again. Moreover, it is better to delete using a third-party program, for example, CCleaner, rather than using standard means, since a special program will immediately clean up registry entries associated with the browser and other “garbage.”

If none of these methods help, you need to roll back your browser to the previous version. Download an older version of the program and install it. This way you can cancel the update.

It is recommended to update regularly. If you do not want to constantly run checks for Mozilla Firefox yourself, set the browser to automatic update mode. However, you shouldn’t completely abandon manual updates either. Many users ask why Firefox is not updated. Often this is just a single glitch in the system. In this case, you need to update manually.

How to update or install Mozilla Firefox from the official website of the developers of this browser.

Install and update Mozilla Firefox.

Install or update for free Mozilla Firefox®, you can download without extensions, without plugins and without toolbars from third-party developers via a direct link from the official website Mozilla

Attention! Installing, updating and using the Mozilla Firefox browser - always free!

How to update Mozilla Firefox ®.

Installing or updating Mozilla Firefox to the latest version from the official website is always free and always without registration.

In its composition, the browser does not have built-in third-party plugins, toolbars and extensions, except its own, approved and verified by the Mozilla community.

You can check whether your plugins need to be updated for Mozilla Firefox on the page for checking plugin updates from the Mozilla service.

Update Firefox, in several ways:

Download a newer version and run Mozilla Firefox
Go to menu " Reference" - "About Firefox", a window will open" About Mozilla Firefox", where automatically if you have option enabled on the menu:
"Tools" - "Settings" - tab " Additional", In chapter: " Firefox update", option " Automatically install updates (recommended: increases security) ", a check will be made immediately for the presence of a new version ( Note: check for updates when turned on. options, will be carried out every time the browser is loaded).
If the option is disabled in the settings, the button " Check for update", click on which and a check will be carried out. If available on the site Mozilla version different from yours, you will be prompted to install a new version.

When installing or updating Firefox, all yours extensions, personal data, settings etc., i.e. everything called a profile will remain untouched

But with some extensions in the new version Firefox All sorts of surprises are possible, which is why we recommend creating a backup copy.

If you decide update Firefox ® to the new, latest version, create a backup copy (optional, but recommended) of your extensions, settings, or save a full copy of your profile. It's best if you have the extension installed FEBE, configured for daily full automatic saving of your entire profile, then you won’t have a headache about whether to make a copy or not, but the copy bookmarks, passwords etc. You will always have it in stock.

Update Mozilla Firefox(for example: 3.6.x to version 4.x.)

The process of installing and updating the browser will not present any difficulties for any user and is identical to all previous and future versions of the browser.

After the browser offers to update to a new version, you either agree and the browser itself will download and install the new release (version) or download the installation file from the site Mozilla, if you want to have a copy on your computer, and launch it for execution.

In this window, the button we are interested in for installation is “Next”

Selecting the installation type Firefox, for example, set the option - “Custom”.

Select a folder for Mozilla Firefox® and " Update"

Button - " Ready"if everything suits you.

So we got a list of incompatible extensions. Click - " Check now"if we want to find updates for extensions compatible with this version of the browser, if not - " Don't check". In this case, we will check to see if our extensions are already compatible.

Exactly, he found it, but he doesn’t say what! Button - " Ready".

Finally loaded Firefox®. Let's go to " Add-ons".

And we see a lot of installed extensions that are not compatible with the browser.

Mozilla Firefox® added exclamation marks for emphasis. Now we have two options, the first is to remove these add-ons and the second is to leave them and wait for the developers of these extensions to create releases for the current version in the near future.

True, there is another option - install the Add-onCompatibilityReporter extension ( Mozilla Firefox® 3.6 and higher, Thunderbird®, SeaMonkey®) allows you to “make compatible” incompatible ones (this is a weak solution to the problem for older versions since the structure of the extensions in the four has been changed), and also reminds the developer about the need to update the add-on.

All the delights of a new browser using modern technologies web, can be viewed on the demo page Mozilla® (see the Firefox Resources page for a link

If you do not want old browser problems to transfer to the new one automatically, save their extensions, bookmarks, passwords etc.
Completely remove the previous version and all profiles or without deleting Firefox, delete profiles, depending on the existing problem with the browser (when doing such actions, always have a complete copy).
Attention! After this procedure, you will have to completely reinstall and configure the browser and extensions.

If you encounter problems after updating your browser, launch Firefox in safe mode and use the appropriate options depending on the situation.
In most cases, problems arise due to extensions you have installed!

If you do not want to part with your extensions that are incompatible with the new version of the browser, the only option is not to upgrade to a higher version.
This rule is valid for all versions and any updates.

For more information about the browser installation procedure for Linux, read the article " Installing Firefox on Linux" on the support site support.mozilla.org

Hello guys, everyone. Alexander Melnichuk is in touch with you, and in this article I want to tell you how to update Mozilla Firefox to the latest version. I have already repeatedly mentioned the need for this procedure in earlier articles on this blog. But for my new readers, I will give one important recommendation: if you want your browser to work without failures, and all add-ons and applications in it to function properly, update it regularly. Well, let's start studying.

Setting your browser's automatic update settings

First, launch your browser, and in the top horizontal menu, select Tools - Settings.

A window will appear in front of you in which you need to go to the last Advanced tab and select the Updates tab. After that, check the checkbox next to the item – Automatically install updates, I also recommend checking the item – Warn me if any add-ons are disabled.

Click the OK button.

That's it, now updates for your browser will be installed automatically (only a notification will be displayed before installation).

How to update Mozilla Firefox browser

To manually update Mozilla, select Help - About Firefox from the top menu.

A window will appear in front of you in which the version of your browser will immediately be checked, and if it is outdated, the new version will begin downloading.

After downloading the update, its installation will begin.

We wait a few seconds until the Restart Firefox to update button appears and click it.

After restarting, you can make sure that you are using the latest version of the browser (top menu: Help - About Firefox).

Despite the fact that the Firefox browser was released several years ago, it is still developing and trying to keep up with the times. But to take advantage of all its new features, you need to install updates. By default, the latest version of the browser is downloaded automatically, but in some cases this may not happen.

Why update your browser?

New technologies appear constantly. In order for the browser to work with them, the developers must train it. They do this by adding program code. After the developers have done their job, the new part of the program should get to every computer. This process is called "updating".

If you do not update your browser, it will only be able to do what was invented at the time the version you are using was created. After some time, various sites will begin to use technologies that the browser does not support, as a result of which you will not be able to open this resource or use some of its capabilities.

Also, the creators of Firefox are trying not only to provide support for foreign technologies, but also to improve additional functions of the browser. For example, they are developing smart bookmarks and tools for website developers. With new versions of the browser, the design also changes: it becomes simpler and more modern.

Another important factor is safety. Every day, attackers try to invent new ways that will allow them to steal users' personal data. The browser's built-in defender must resist them, and it will only be able to do this if it “evolves.” Therefore, for the sake of personal safety, you need to update your browser.

Find out the version you are using

To find out which version of Firefox is currently installed on your computer, you must follow these steps:

Updating the browser

There are several ways to manually start the update process. It doesn’t matter which one you use, the result will be the same: the latest version of the browser will be installed on your computer. The list of methods is sorted by complexity and time-consuming.

Manual start

If you go to the window with information about Firefox (how to do this is described in the section “Find out the version you are using”), the browser will automatically start the process of searching for updates. If they are found, they will begin downloading. After the process is completed, the browser will ask you to restart it so that the updates are fully installed and take effect.

Click the Restart to update Firefox button

Using the installer

To install the latest version, you can use the program you used to install the browser. If you try to re-install the browser, specifying the installation location to the folder in which it has already been downloaded, the program will install the latest version on top of the existing one:

By reinstallation

This method should be used if the above methods do not work for some reason. For example, if some error occurs during an update.

Problems during the update may arise due to the fact that the browser files have been damaged either by a virus or by careless user actions. The easiest method to solve them is to remove the browser and install it again. This will give you the latest version:

First you need to erase the installed version. Using the system search bar, find the control panel and open it.
Opening the control panel
Go to Programs and Features. If you can't find it in the main menu, use the built-in search bar.
Open the “Programs and Features” section
Find Firefox in the list, select it and click the “Delete” button. Confirm the action and wait for the removal to complete.
Select the browser and click the “Delete” button
Go to the company's official website and download the Firefox installer. Go through the installation procedure, doing everything the same as you did during the first installation. Done, the latest version of the browser has been received.

Video: Firefox update

Changing auto-update settings

By default, the browser should find, download and install updates on its own. But perhaps you accidentally disabled this function or you don’t like the selected operating mode. To configure auto-update settings, you must complete the following steps:

If you choose the first option, then the browser will do everything for you, if the second - the browser will notify you about the availability of updates, but will not download them without your permission, the third - updates will only be found if you manually start the procedure using one of the above ways.

You need to update your browser to have access to all new technologies and modern design, as well as to be confident in the security of your personal data. You can update Firefox through the built-in tools or the installer. In the settings you can change the auto-update settings.