Firefox 56 Not Updating to 56.01 Via Auto Updates

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gugarci
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Firefox 56 Not Updating to 56.01 Via Auto Updates

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Firefox 56.01 was released on 10/9 & as of this minute Firefox is telling me Firefox 56 is the latest version. Any reason why is not updating automatically? I know I can update it manually but thinking this version might not be quite ready & it's not being pushed out automatically via auto updates. Now I'm using Firefox 56 x64 bit. Is this the reason it hasn't updated?
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It's primary aim is updating 32 bit Firefox users to 64 bit if they have 64 bit Windows. Many people don't need to install 56.0.1
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No vulnerabilities were patched in 56.0.1. According to the release notes, this update only addresses two issues:
  1. Block D3D11 when using Intel drivers on Windows 7 systems with partial AVX support (bug 1403353)
  2. Users of 32-bit Firefox on 64-bit Windows are migrated to 64-bit Firefox for increased stability and security.
If you're not in either situation, it's of no use to you.
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(I'll just say that that was not apparent to me, & I would think many would find the situation confusing.)
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Re: Firefox 56 Not Updating to 56.01 Via Auto Updates

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Thanks every one.
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Also pretty common for updates to be throttled in staged rollout for new major or minor updates after Release.

For Fx 56.0.1
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Channe ... ule_Update
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Channe ... ule_Update
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Re: Firefox 56 Not Updating to 56.01 Via Auto Updates

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gugarci wrote:Firefox 56.01 was released on 10/9
I wasn't aware. I tried updating but I'm still on 56.0
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efox99 wrote:
gugarci wrote:Firefox 56.01 was released on 10/9
I wasn't aware. I tried updating but I'm still on 56.0
Did you read the replies since the OP?. It was not really needed more so since you have 32-bit Windows anyways.
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Yeah my 32bit install updated to 64bit 56.0.1 and my 64bit install stayed at 56. I should uninstall one of them, redundant.
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MarkRH wrote:Yeah my 32bit install updated to 64bit 56.0.1 and my 64bit install stayed at 56. I should uninstall one of them, redundant.
If you really want a 32-bit build, you can download the full 56.0.1 installer here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/

The switch to 64-bit was designed to be a one-time event, specifically the internal updater updating to 56.0.1; but once 56.0.1 (or later) is installed, that one-time event is in the past.

The stub installer will still favor 64-bit builds over 32-bit builds for compatible machines, but the full installer will install what you have downloaded.
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Since just about no plugins work anymore, the only reason for installing a 32bit version really doesn't exist anymore.
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