How to install Firefox on Windows

This article explains how to install Firefox on Windows using a uncomplicated online installer from Mozilla, and also from the Microsoft Store. (If you need a full, offline installer or custom options, see For avant-garde users, beneath.)

  • To update Firefox from a previous version, encounter Update Firefox to the latest release.

Tabular array of Contents

  • one Install from Mozilla's download server
    • 1.1 For avant-garde users
  • 2 Install from the Microsoft Store
  • iii Having problems?

Install from Mozilla's download server

Earlier installing Firefox, see the Firefox Organisation Requirements to make sure that your computer has the required operating system and recommended hardware.

To install Firefox on your computer:

  1. Visit this Firefox download page in any browser, such equally Microsoft Border.
  2. Click the Download At present button. The Firefox Installer that downloads volition automatically offer you the best available version of Firefox for your reckoner. fx91DownloadButtonWin10
    • Click Open file in the Downloads notification on Microsoft Edge to starting time the process.
    • In other browsers, you may demand to kickoff save the Firefox installer to your calculator, so open the file yous downloaded.
      Annotation: If yous see an Open File - Security Warning dialog, click Open up or Run.
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  3. The User Account Control dialog may open up, to inquire you to let the Firefox Installer to make changes to your computer. If this dialog appears, click Yep to start the installation.
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  4. Look for Firefox to finish installing.
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  5. When the installation is complete, Firefox will open up.
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Notation: A notification bar with a Refresh Firefox… button may be shown at the top of the folio, if Firefox was previously installed. See Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings to learn more than.

Congratulations, you are washed installing Firefox!

Double-click the Firefox icon that was placed on the desktop whenever you desire to go online.

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For advanced users

The streamlined Firefox Installer installs a suitable Firefox version for your language and operating system. For instance, on 64-bit Windows, it installs the 64-bit version of Firefox (details here). To install Firefox in some other language or operating system, or if you demand a full, offline installer with custom options, download the Firefox Setup file from this download folio. Options available in the full, offline installer are described in the article, Custom installation of Firefox on Windows.

Install from the Microsoft Store

Installing Firefox from the Microsoft shop requires Windows x or Windows xi.

  1. Click on the Windows icon located on the taskbar.
  2. Type Microsoft Store.
  3. Select the Microsoft Shop from the results. This will take you to the Microsoft app store.
  4. Type Firefox in the search bar and press Enter.
  5. Select "Mozilla Firefox" from the applications available.
  6. Click Get to get-go the installation process.

To acquire more, see Download Firefox on Windows from the Microsoft Store.

Having problems?

Here are some manufactures that tin assist you:

  • How to change your default browser in Windows
  • Make Firefox your default browser
  • Firefox won't start - find solutions
  • Troubleshoot and diagnose Firefox bug

If you need more help, yous can always get customs support.

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