Kathleen Brade authored Jan 13, 2017 and Pier Angelo Vendrame committed May 07, 2024

Windows: disable "runas" code path in updater (15201).
Windows: avoid writing to the registry (16236).
Also includes fixes for tickets 13047, 13301, 13356, 13594, 15406,
  16014, 16909, 24476, and 25909.

Also fix bug 27221: purge the startup cache if the Base Browser
version changed (even if the Firefox version and build ID did
not change), e.g., after a minor Base Browser update.

Also fix 32616: Disable GetSecureOutputDirectoryPath() functionality.

Bug 26048: potentially confusing "restart to update" message

Within the update doorhanger, remove the misleading message that mentions
that windows will be restored after an update is applied, and replace the
"Restart and Restore" button label with an existing
"Restart to update Tor Browser" string.

Bug 28885: notify users that update is downloading

Add a "Downloading Base Browser update" item which appears in the
hamburger (app) menu while the update service is downloading a MAR
file. Before thi...