Deploy Waterfox on Windows (MSI and enterprise options)
This article explains enterprise deployment options for installing Waterfox on Windows.
MSI installers
Section titled “MSI installers”- Waterfox does not currently provide official MSI packages. If your environment requires MSI, you can wrap the Waterfox installer in your software deployment tool or convert it to MSI using your organization’s packaging process.
Silent install
Section titled “Silent install”- Use the standard Windows installer with silent switches in enterprise software deployment tools (for example, SCCM/Intune):
/Sfor silent install- Optional: custom install directory and profile handling via command‑line and policies
Manage via Group Policy or policies.json
Section titled “Manage via Group Policy or policies.json”- Waterfox supports enterprise policies similar to Firefox:
- Windows Group Policy: configure browser settings centrally.
policies.json: define policies for unmanaged environments.
- See:
First‑run and default browser
Section titled “First‑run and default browser”- Use policy to suppress first‑run UI where needed and to set defaults.
- For default browser assignment on Windows, see Make Waterfox your default browser on Windows.
Updates
Section titled “Updates”- Background updates are disabled in Waterfox. Updates are checked and applied when Waterfox is open. See Update Waterfox to the latest release.