[tor-bugs] #32418 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Torbrowser tells on every start, that it can't update although it is newest

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#32418: Torbrowser tells on every start, that it can't update although it is newest
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 Reporter:  Yeti                      |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-update                |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by mcs):

 Revisiting this issue. We could provide a way for advanced users to
 disable updates through one of two approaches:
 1. Reinstate support for the old `app.update.enabled` preference. This
 could be done by modifying the `disabledByPolicy()` function in
 `toolkit/mozapps/update/UpdateService.jsm`.
 2. Turn support for enterprise policies back on (see #29916 and #30575)
 while removing support for reading policies from the Windows Registry and
 the macOS user defaults system. We would modify
 `toolkit/components/enterprisepolicies/EnterprisePolicies.js` to remove
 `WindowsGPOPoliciesProvider` and `macOSPoliciesProvider`. That would mean
 that policies would only work if they were added to a
 `distribution/policies.json` within the Tor Browser directory. See
 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-
 policiesjson

 Comments? Kathy and I have a slight preference for approach 2 because that
 would allow advanced users to use enterprise policy mechanism for other
 things too. Which method do other people prefer?

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