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The FireFox options ("preferences") window appears, and the following user option sections are displayed.
Windows System – Open FireFox web-browser options window

• General – Configure the following general preferences.
• General or Main Preferences Figure
  • Startup home page display URL ² value.
  • File download processing, and save to directory location.
  • Plugin management and preferences.
• Tabs – Configure Tab browsing settings.
• Tab Preferences figure
• Content – Web-page content browser settings.
• Content preferences figure
  • Block pop-up windows.
    • Best practice is to enable blocking pop-up windows, and only allow selected application web-sites to open pop-up windows.
  • Load images automatically.
  • Enable JavaScript
    • Best practice is to general enable JavaScript processing for web-sites, but if there is a doubt regarding the authenticity, functionality or trust-worthiness of a specific web-site then either disable JavaScript and proceed, or do not visit the web-site.
    • Note OIT web applications utilize JavaScript in order to function correctly.
  • Privacy Preferences.
  • Privacy Preferences figure
  • Security Preferences.
  • Security Preferences figure
    • Enable – "Warn me when sites try to install add-ons."
    • Enable – "Block reported attack sites."
    • Enable – "Block reported web forgeries."
    • Disable – "Remember passwords for sites."
    • Disable – "Use a master password."
  • Advanced Settings
  • Advanced Settings figure

² URL – Uniform Resource Locator

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