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Is it possible to completely remove the option of Add-ons in Firefox 11? We would like to roll it out within our company, but want to stop users from installing their own Add-ons.

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chigz1984
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We are running Windows XP SP3 OS and would like to install Firefox 11.

But before we deploy the package, we would like to remove the option to add/install Add-ons.

Or would it be possible to remove the "Add-ons" option from the "Tools" menu?

We are running Windows XP SP3 OS and would like to install Firefox 11. But before we deploy the package, we would like to remove the option to add/install Add-ons. Or would it be possible to remove the "Add-ons" option from the "Tools" menu?

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cor-el
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Use a mozilla.cfg file in the Firefox program folder to lock prefs or specify default values.

Place a file local-settings.js in the defaults\pref folder where you also find the file channel-prefs.js to specify using mozilla.cfg. 

pref("general.config.filename", "mozilla.cfg");
pref("general.config.obscure_value", 0); // use this to disable the byte-shift

See:

You can use these functions in mozilla.cfg: 

defaultPref();  // set new default value
pref();         // set pref, but allow changes in current session
lockPref();     // lock pref, disallow changes

lockPref("xpinstall.enabled", false);