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==[[Silent_Update_OS_Dialogs|Removal of OS security dialog for Windows]]==
==[[Silent_Update_OS_Dialogs|Removal of OS security dialog for Windows]]==
Owner: Brian (Dev), Simona Badau (QA)
Owner: Brian (Dev), Simona Badau (QA)
* Re-purposed elm and made sure that the aggregated Aurora security patch would work
* Landed the aggregated security patch on Aurora
* bug 730792 - Enable new security checks for updates without the service - status: r+ waiting to land for Monday
* bug 730821 - Don't do security enhancements on x64 Windows builds - status: landed - was needed since x64 builds aren't signed.
* bug 730862 - Provide the ability to disable signmar when building modules/libmar - status: landed - was needed because repackaged builds were broken.
* Some other update tasks but not directly related to this project.


==[[Silent_Update_updater|Background updates]]==
==[[Silent_Update_updater|Background updates]]==
Owner: Ehsan (Dev), Vlad Ghetiu (QA)
Owner: Ehsan (Dev), Vlad Ghetiu (QA)
* want to start refactoring mozmill tests on Nightly branch to account for background update -- is it enabled on Nightly or are there test builds with updates we can reference?


==[[Silent_Update_not_now_prompt|Updated workflow for updating users with incompatible add-ons]]==
==[[Silent_Update_not_now_prompt|Updated workflow for updating users with incompatible add-ons]]==
Owner: Rob, Chris, Ioana Budnar (QA)
Owner: Rob, Chris, Ioana Budnar (QA)
* No progress. This will likely be a feature of Firefox 14 or 15 as other work has been prioritized ahead of this work.


=Getting the word out=
=Getting the word out=


=Questions/Roundtable=
=Questions/Roundtable=
* Found a bug last week related to Windows System Restore causing updates not to be found -- Rob is working on it -- should we be testing around this more closely? ({{bug|730285}})
** No. There is a longer term plan to create restore points. Nothing to do in the short term.
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