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How do you install Firefox without using Edge? By default there is no other browser on Windows, and presumably you need a browser to visit firefox.com, no? Or you carry Firefox installer around on a USB with you?

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Winkey+R and then

    powershell -Command "& {Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-latest&os=win64&lang=en-US' -OutFile 'Firefox.exe'}"

Not saying it's ergonomic but since you asked ;-)

I mean ... I guess this works.

Edit: Actually now that I think about it I'm saving this to avoid using Edge myself in the future. Thank you!

-Command “& {thing}”

is the same as

-Command “thing”

Makes sense, sorry... I hate PowerShell tbh. I just googled/ChatGPT'd that!

Don't think they still have an FTP site, but I used the trick of opening ftp.mozilla.org in explorer to get an installer at least twice during the XP era. That said, I also used the MSN browser for fun sometimes, as well as web browsing in explorer.exe.

I guess I don’t mind using edge to install firefox or safari on os x. You got me.

Well, Safari doesn't have 10 dark-pattern popups it greets you with when you first use it, before you can even type an address into the address bar. Edge does.

Not that Apple is a stranger to accosting you over browsers, though: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252412228

Edge dark patterns can't do shit to me.

winget Mozilla.Firefox

Is Firefox not in the Windows package manager?

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