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October 14th, 2025 10:41
Updates 10/14/25 - "Microsoft Tuesday" & Firefox
Today is "Microsoft Tuesday" --- the SECOND Tuesday of the month --- on which Microsoft is expected to release its monthly cycle of Windows security updates. Based on previous history, they should become available at 1 P.M. [USA - Eastern DAYLIGHT SAVING Time]
For Windows 10, these are the FINAL updates to be released (unless you arrange for extended support) [or for a urgent, "extra-critical" vulnerability that Microsoft might offer as a "necessity"].
Please use Windows/Automatic Updates to determine which updates are applicable to your particular system.
Mozilla will also be offering its latest version of Firefox.
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Firefox Version 144.0, first offered to Release channel users on October 14, 2025
New
Focus on just one tab in a group without the clutter. Your active tab now stays in view, keeping things tidy even with the group collapsed.
We’re excited to share another tab groups update that addresses a top request from our community! You can now drag a tab into a collapsed group without automatically expanding it. It’s a quick way to stay organized while minimizing visual distractions.
Profile management, now available to all users globally, helps protect your privacy and stay focused by separating your online life into distinct profiles — for work, school, vacation planning, or whatever you choose. You can now name your profiles and customize them with avatars and color themes for easy recognition, then quickly switch between them — all while keeping bookmarks, tabs, and browsing history completely separate.
This feature is part of a progressive roll out.
What is a progressive roll out?You can now close a Picture-in-Picture window without pausing the video. Press
Shift + Clickon the close button or useShift + Escto exit while keeping playback uninterrupted.Logins stored in the Firefox Password Manager are now encrypted on disk using a modern encryption scheme (AES-256-CBC), replacing the older 3DES-CBC. This change improves local data protection. Logins synced through Firefox Sync remain end-to-end encrypted and already use AES-256-GCM.
Visual search powered by Google Lens
With just a right-click on any image, you can now:
✨ Find similar products, places, or objects
✨ Copy, translate, or search text from images
✨ Get inspiration for learning, travel, or shopping
Look for the new “Search Image with Google Lens” option in your right-click menu (highlighted with a NEW badge at first).
This is a desktop-only feature, available worldwide. Your default search engine must be set to Google in order to use it.
This feature is part of a progressive roll out.
What is a progressive roll out?Perplexity AI Search in Firefox
On desktop, Firefox now includes Perplexity, an AI-powered answer engine built into the browser. Perplexity delivers direct, conversational answers to complex questions, helping you get quick summaries, accurate references, or creative inspiration without digging through multiple sources. It’s available worldwide from the address bar via the unified search button.
The following languages are now available for translation:
Fixed
Various security fixes.
The following languages have improved translation quality:
Changed
On Windows, when opening a link from another application, Firefox will only use a window on the current virtual desktop or open a new window if needed.