Feb 03, 2017 Delivering Personalized Search Experiences in Windows 10 through Cortana - Windows Experience BlogWindows Experience Blog There is of course nothing stopping you opening Firefox and searching with Google, just not from Cortana. The one and only concession is that you can still choose to launch IE instead of Edge from Cortana. If you connect to the Internet through a proxy, compare Firefox's settings to another browser's (such as Internet Explorer — see Microsoft's guide to proxy settings) (such as Safari — depending on your OS X version, see Mac OS X 10.6: Enter proxy server settings, OS X Lion: Enter proxy server settings, or OS X Mountain Lion: Enter proxy.
Windows provides a built-in firewall, which controls how programs access the Internet. If Windows Firewall doesn't permit Firefox to make connections, Firefox generates a 'Server not found' error when you try to browse to websites.
Note: This article only applies to Windows. To see instructions, choose the Windows version from the dropdown menu above.
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- 6Windows Vista
To see if you're running Windows Firewall:
- Right-click the Windows icon. A menu will appear.
- Select Control Panel from the menu. The Control Panel will appear.
- In the Control Panel, select System and Security.
- In System and Security, select Windows Firewall.
If you're running Windows Firewall and having connection problems in Firefox:
- On the left side of the Windows Firewall panel, click Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall. The Allowed apps panel will appear.
- Click the button.
- Find Mozilla Firefox in the list of programs. If it is there, click to select it. If not, skip the next step.
- With Mozilla Firefox (or firefox.exe) selected, click the button. Confirm that you want to remove the entry.
- Click the button. The Add a Program window will appear.
- In the Add an app window, click the button.
- Navigate to the Firefox program directory (e.g. C:Program FilesMozilla Firefox) and double-click on firefox.exe.
- Click the button.
- Click the button to close the Allowed apps panel.
To see if you're running Windows Firewall:
- From the Start Screen, click the Desktop tile. The Desktop view will open.
- From the Desktop, hover in the lower right-hand corner to access the Charms.
- Select Control Panel from the Settings charm. The Control Panel window will open.
- Click on System and Security. The System and Security Panel will appear.
- Click on Windows Firewall. The Windows Firewall panel will appear.
- If you see a green check mark, you are running Windows Firewall.
If you're running Windows Firewall and having connection problems in Firefox:
- On the left side of the Windows Firewall panel, click Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall. The Allowed Programs panel will appear.
- Click the button.
- Find Mozilla Firefox in the list of programs. If it is there, click to select it. If not, skip the next step.
- With Mozilla Firefox (or firefox.exe) selected, click the button. Confirm that you want to remove the entry.
- Click the button. The Add a Program window will appear.
- In the Add a Program window, click the button.
- Navigate to the Firefox program directory (e.g. C:Program FilesMozilla Firefox) and double-click on firefox.exe.
- Click the button.
- Click the button to close the Allowed Programs panel.
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To see if you're running Windows Firewall:
- Click the Windows icon, and select . The Control Panel window will appear.
- Click on System and Security. The System and Security Panel will appear.
- Click on Windows Firewall. The Windows Firewall panel will appear.
- If you see a green check mark, you are running Windows Firewall.
Configuring Windows 7 Firewall
If you're running Windows Firewall and having connection problems in Firefox:
- On the left side of the Windows Firewall panel, click Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall. The Allowed Programs panel will appear.
- Click the button.
- Find Mozilla Firefox in the list of programs. If it is there, click to select it. If not, skip the next step.
- With Mozilla Firefox (or firefox.exe) selected, click the button. Confirm that you want to remove the entry.
- Click the button. The Add a Program window will appear.
- In the Add a Program window, click the button.
- Navigate to the Firefox program directory (e.g. C:Program FilesMozilla Firefox) and double-click on firefox.exe.
- Click the button.
- Click the button to close the Allowed Programs panel.
Checking for Windows Vista Firewall
To see if you're running Windows Firewall:
- Click the Windows icon, and select Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.
- Click on the System header. The Security Panel will appear.
- Click on the Windows Firewall header. The Windows Firewall panel will appear.
- If you see a green check mark and the message Windows Firewall is helping to protect your computer, you are running Windows Firewall.
Configuring Windows Vista Firewall
If you're running Windows Firewall and having connection problems in Firefox:
- On the left side of the Windows Firewall panel, click Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall. The Windows Firewall Settings window will appear.
- Find Mozilla Firefox (or firefox.exe) in the list of programs. If it is there, click to select it. If not, skip the next step.
- With Mozilla Firefox selected, click the button. Confirm that you want to delete the entry.
- Click the button. The Add a Program window will appear.
- In the Add a Program window, click the button.
- Navigate to the Firefox program directory (e.g. C:Program FilesMozilla Firefox) and double-click on firefox.exe.
- Click the button to close the Add a Program window.
- In the Windows Firewall Settings window, click to select the General tab.
- Ensure that Block all incoming connections is not selected.
- Click the button to close the Windows Firewall Settings window.
To see if you're running Windows Firewall:
- Click on the Windows Start button, and select Control Panel. The Control panel window will appear.
- Click on the Security Center link. The Security Center will appear.
- If the Firewall header says ON, you are running Windows Firewall.
If you're running Windows Firewall and having connection problems in Firefox:
- Check Windows Firewall is ON.
- In the Security Center, click Windows Firewall. The Windows Firewall window will open.
- Select the Exceptions tab.
- Find Mozilla Firefox (or firefox.exe) in the list of programs. If it is there, click to select it. If not, skip the next step.
- With Mozilla Firefox selected, click the button. Confirm that you want to delete the entry.
- Click the button.
- In the Add a Program window, click the button.
- Navigate to the Firefox program directory (e.g. C:Program FilesMozilla Firefox) and double-click on firefox.exe.
- Click the button to close the Add a Program window.
- Click the button to close the Windows Firewall Settings window.
Based on information from Firewalls (mozillaZine KB)
So you’ve scored a new Windows machine. Congratulations! But now comes the annoying bit: Firefox profile migration.
Apc powerchute for mac. You’re now tasked with migrating your web browser profile to your new computer. Where do you even begin, right? Well, there’s no need to worry. It’s not as complicated as you might think.
In this post, you’ll learn how to copy your Firefox settings from one PC to another. You can create a Firefox account and use that to sync your data across devices, but this article is for those who would prefer to keep their private data stored locally.
WhyCopy Firefox Profile to a New Computer?
Technically, you don’t have to. You can go about your business and use Mozilla Firefox out of the box no problem.
But for some users,that just won’t do. Some users invest time and effort to configure their webbrowsers to match their workflow.
They downloadadd-ons and save settings that work best for them. What they need is to openFirefox with all their settings intact so they can hit the ground running.
Migrating settingsfrom your old computer means having immediate access to your bookmarks,history, passwords (if saved), and add-ons.
This also helps in recovering important data. No need to re-download or reconfigure anything.
How toMove Firefox Profile
What you’ll need: access to yourold and new computer as well as a USB stick.
Note: In this tutorial, we’ll beusing Windows 10. However, the migration process should be similar for olderversions of Windows.
CopyingOld Firefox Settings
First, log into yourold computer and make sure you close Firefox.
Right-click the Start button. Click Search and type %appdata% before hitting Enter.
This will open theAppData folder where Firefox data are saved along with data for otherapplications. Arcgis 10.4 full version free with crack download.
Right-click the Mozilla folder and select Copy.
Plug in your USBstick if you haven’t already. You can also use other forms of storage devicethat have read/write capabilities enabled.
Paste the Mozilla settings onto your memory stick. Safely eject your USB and detach the device.
Transferringthe Files
Open the newcomputer and plug your external storage device. Again, make sure that Firefoxis closed.
Copy the files onyour external hard drive.
Like what you didearlier, open the AppData folder. This time, instead of copying, paste theMozilla folder in this location.
Note: If a Mozilla folderalready appears before you paste your old one, delete the existing one first.
If successful, yournew computer should be ready to use your old Firefox settings.
ConfiguringFirefox
The last step isbasically asking Mozilla to recognize the new settings you’ve added to theAppData folder.
Open Search once more and type firefox.exe -p then press Enter.
This will open the Firefox Choose User Profile window.
You have three mainoptions to choose from: Create Profile, Rename Profile, and Delete Profile.Since we’re creating a new default profile, select Create Profile.
A new window willpop up, the Create Profile Wizard. Click Nextto begin.
In the next screen,you’ll be asked to create a new profile name (ignore the existing profile).Enter a name or leave the default option as is.
Click Choose Folder. Double check to see ifthe folder location is correct. Firefox should be directed towards the defaultlocation which is:
If everything’s in order, click Finish to exit the wizard. All that’s left is to select the newly created profile, exit Choose User Profile, and start Firefox.
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Now you can enjoyusing Firefox with your imported settings applied.