How To Disable Four Firefox Alerts

Here are a few Firefox tips for disabling Alert Windows:

Turn off the Download Manager notification in the right corner of the screen:

1. Open Firefox, type “about:config” (without the quotes) in the URL bar and press the Enter key. NOTE: If you see a warning, confirm that you want to access the page.
2. Using the Filter bar at the top of the browser, locate the following preference key: browser.download.manager.showAlertOnComplete
3. Double-click that key to toggle it’s value to False, and then restart Firefox.

Turn off the Download Manager window when downloading a file:

1. Open Firefox, click on the Upper Left Firefox Menu button (Orange Button) or use the Tools dropdown menu and click Options.
2. From the Options window, select the General tab.
3. Uncheck the option under Downloads: “Show the Download window when downloading a file”
4. Uncheck the option under Downloads: “Close it when all downloads are finished”

Close the Download Manager window when all downloads are complete:

1. Open Firefox, click on the Upper Left Firefox Menu button (Orange Button) or use the Tools dropdown menu and click Options.
2. From the Options window, select the General tab.
3. Check the option under Downloads: “Show the Download window when downloading a file”
4. Uncheck the option under Downloads: “Close it when all downloads are finished”

Turn off the Out-of-date and Missing Plugin Firefox Warnings:

1. Open Firefox, type “about:config” (without the quotes) in the URL bar and press the Enter key. NOTE: If you see a warning, confirm that you want to access the page.
2. Using the Filter bar at the top of the browser window, locate the following preference key: plugins.hide_infobar_for_missing_plugin
3. Double-click that key to toggle it’s value to True.
4. Using the Filter bar again, locate the following key: plugins.hide_infobar_for_outdated_plugin
5. Double-click that key to toggle it to True, and then restart Firefox.