Firefox 40 launched with new look for Windows 10

After issuing security patch for its Firefox browser which contained a major security loophole, Mozilla has released the next version of its web browser that comes packed with new features and offers more protection from malware.

Mozilla has upped the stakes in its squabble with Microsoft over user choice, having released a new version of Firefox that can sneakily subvert internet searches fed to Windows 10’s Cortana personal assistant.

To help users along, Mozilla created support materials that detail how to restore or choose Firefox as your default browser in Windows 10. Warnings are already being displayed with uncertified add-ons but they will not be automatically disabled.

Firefox 40 for Windows 10 can be downloaded from the official website, while Android version can be downloaded via Google Play store. The move may seem interesting to users since Windows RT is not eligible for a Windows 10 upgrade. By default, the taskbar uses Microsoft’s Bing to search the Web. If you’re not sure how to go about doing that, ZDNet has the instructions that you can try and follow, although admittedly at your own risk. According to Mozilla, only certified add-ons will be enabled.

We’ll let you know as soon as a solution is found, or Microsoft decided to fix it somehow. There are also a collection of fixes for bugs and other issues that users had reported while using previous builds, as well as improvements to features such as Kid’s Corner, Data Sense and Shape Writing.

Windows 10 also downloaded new tile information from its MSN news and information service, despite the live-tile feature not being active on the test machine.

Firefox for Android has also been updated, and note that the mobile interface has been tweaked so a long press on either the backward or forward buttons in the app menu brings up the history list.