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+/***
+ Version: up to and including FF/ESR78
+
+ This will reset the preferences that have been deprecated by Mozilla
+ and used in the ghacks user.js
+
+ It is in reverse order, so feel free to remove sections that do not apply
+
+ For instructions see:
+ https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/3.1-Resetting-Inactive-Prefs-[Scripts]
+***/
+
+(function() {
+  let ops = [
+    /* deprecated */
+
+    /* 78 */
+    'media.autoplay.enabled.user-gestures-needed',
+    'toolkit.cosmeticAnimations.enabled',
+    /* 77 */
+    'browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches',
+    'browser.tabs.remote.allowLinkedWebInFileUriProcess',
+    /* 76 */
+    'extensions.blocklist.url',
+    /* 74 */
+    'geo.wifi.uri',
+    'geo.wifi.logging.enabled',
+    'privacy.userContext.longPressBehavior',
+    'webgl.disable-extensions',
+    /* 72 */
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.telemetry.ping.endpoint',
+    'toolkit.telemetry.hybridContent.enabled',
+    'dom.indexedDB.enabled',
+    /* 71 */
+    'devtools.webide.enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBExtension',
+    'offline-apps.allow_by_default',
+    /* 69 */
+    'gfx.downloadable_fonts.woff2.enabled',
+    'plugins.click_to_play',
+    'media.autoplay.allow-muted',
+    /* 68 */
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.disableSnippets',
+    'browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl',
+    'lightweightThemes.update.enabled',
+    'security.csp.experimentalEnabled',
+    /* F67 */
+    'dom.event.highrestimestamp.enabled',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.asrouter.userprefs.cfr',
+    /* 66 */
+    'browser.chrome.errorReporter.enabled',
+    'browser.chrome.errorReporter.submitUrl',
+    'network.allow-experiments',
+    /* 65 */
+    'browser.urlbar.autocomplete.enabled',
+    'browser.fixup.hide_user_pass',
+    /* 64 */
+    'browser.onboarding.enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallADBHelper',
+    'devtools.webide.adbAddonURL',
+    'security.csp.enable_violation_events',
+    /* 63 */
+    'browser.search.countryCode',
+    'app.update.enabled',
+    'shield.savant.enabled',
+    'browser.chrome.favicons',
+    'media.autoplay.enabled',
+    'network.cookie.lifetime.days',
+    'browser.ctrlTab.previews',
+    /* 62 */
+    'plugin.state.java',
+    /* 61 */
+    'experiments.enabled',
+    'experiments.manifest.uri',
+    'experiments.supported',
+    'experiments.activeExperiment',
+    'network.jar.block-remote-files',
+    'network.jar.open-unsafe-types',
+    /* 60 */
+    'browser.newtabpage.directory.source',
+    'browser.newtabpage.enhanced',
+    'browser.newtabpage.introShown',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.enabled',
+    'extensions.shield-recipe-client.api_url',
+    'browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.enabled',
+    'dom.workers.enabled',
+    /* 59 */
+    'intl.locale.matchOS',
+    'general.useragent.locale',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrl',
+    'dom.flyweb.enabled',
+    'security.mixed_content.use_hsts',
+    'security.mixed_content.send_hsts_priming',
+    'network.http.referer.userControlPolicy',
+    'security.xpconnect.plugin.unrestricted',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allowed_domains',
+    'camera.control.face_detection.enabled',
+    'dom.disable_window_status_change',
+    'dom.idle-observers-api.enabled',
+    /* 58 */
+    'browser.crashReports.unsubmittedCheck.autoSubmit',
+    /* 57 */
+    'social.whitelist',
+    'social.toast-notifications.enabled',
+    'social.shareDirectory',
+    'social.remote-install.enabled',
+    'social.directories',
+    'social.share.activationPanelEnabled',
+    'social.enabled',
+    'media.eme.chromium-api.enabled',
+    'devtools.webide.autoinstallFxdtAdapters',
+    'browser.casting.enabled',
+    'browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked',
+    /* 56 */
+    'extensions.screenshots.system-disabled',
+    'extensions.formautofill.experimental',
+    /* 55 */
+    'geo.security.allowinsecure',
+    'browser.selfsupport.enabled',
+    'browser.selfsupport.url',
+    'browser.newtabpage.directory.ping',
+    'browser.formfill.saveHttpsForms',
+    'browser.formautofill.enabled',
+    'dom.enable_user_timing',
+    'dom.keyboardevent.code.enabled',
+    'browser.tabs.animate',
+    'browser.fullscreen.animate',
+    /* 54 */
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareMistakeURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportPhishMistakeURL',
+    'media.eme.apiVisible',
+    'dom.archivereader.enabled',
+    /* 53 */
+    'security.tls.unrestricted_rc4_fallback',
+    'plugin.scan.Acrobat',
+    'plugin.scan.Quicktime',
+    'plugin.scan.WindowsMediaPlayer',
+    'media.getusermedia.screensharing.allow_on_old_platforms',
+    'dom.beforeAfterKeyboardEvent.enabled',
+    /* 52 */
+    'network.http.sendSecureXSiteReferrer',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.enabled',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.visible',
+    'media.gmp-eme-adobe.autoupdate',
+    'dom.telephony.enabled',
+    'dom.battery.enabled',
+    /* 51 */
+    'media.block-play-until-visible',
+    'dom.vr.oculus050.enabled',
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.v3-1',
+    /* 50 */
+    'browser.usedOnWindows10.introURL',
+    'plugins.update.notifyUser',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.enabled',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_ecdsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.ecdhe_rsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_md5',
+    'security.ssl3.rsa_rc4_128_sha',
+    'plugins.update.url',
+    /* 49 */
+    'loop.enabled',
+    'loop.server',
+    'loop.feedback.formURL',
+    'loop.feedback.manualFormURL',
+    'loop.facebook.appId',
+    'loop.facebook.enabled',
+    'loop.facebook.fallbackUrl',
+    'loop.facebook.shareUrl',
+    'loop.logDomains',
+    'dom.disable_window_open_feature.scrollbars',
+    'dom.push.udp.wakeupEnabled',
+    /* 48 */
+    'browser.urlbar.unifiedcomplete',
+    /* 47 */
+    'toolkit.telemetry.unifiedIsOptIn',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.about.reportUrlUnified',
+    'browser.history.allowPopState',
+    'browser.history.allowPushState',
+    'browser.history.allowReplaceState',
+    /* 46 */
+    'datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled',
+    'datareporting.healthreport.documentServerURI',
+    'datareporting.policy.dataSubmissionEnabled.v2',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.appRepURL',
+    'browser.polaris.enabled',
+    'browser.pocket.enabled',
+    'browser.pocket.api',
+    'browser.pocket.site',
+    'browser.pocket.oAuthConsumerKey',
+    /* 45 */
+    'browser.sessionstore.privacy_level_deferred',
+    /* 44 */
+    'browser.safebrowsing.provider.google.appRepURL',
+    'security.tls.insecure_fallback_hosts.use_static_list',
+    'dom.workers.sharedWorkers.enabled',
+    'dom.disable_image_src_set',
+    /* 43 */
+    'browser.safebrowsing.gethashURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.updateURL',
+    'browser.safebrowsing.malware.reportURL',
+    'browser.trackingprotection.gethashURL',
+    'browser.trackingprotection.updateURL',
+    'pfs.datasource.url',
+    'browser.search.showOneOffButtons',
+    /* 42 and earlier */
+    'privacy.clearOnShutdown.passwords', // 42
+    'full-screen-api.approval-required', // 42
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportErrorURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportGenericURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareErrorURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportMalwareURL', // 41
+    'browser.safebrowsing.reportURL', // 41
+    'plugins.enumerable_names', // 41
+    'network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft', // 41
+    'camera.control.autofocus_moving_callback.enabled', // 37
+    'privacy.donottrackheader.value', // 36
+    'network.websocket.enabled', // 35
+    'dom.network.enabled', // 31
+    'pageThumbs.enabled', // 25
+
+    /* reset parrot: check your open about:config after running the script */
+    '_user.js.parrot'
+  ]
+
+  if("undefined" === typeof(Services)) {
+    alert("about:config needs to be the active tab!");
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  let c = 0;
+  for (let i = 0, len = ops.length; i < len; i++) {
+    if (Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {   
+      Services.prefs.clearUserPref(ops[i]);
+      if (!Services.prefs.prefHasUserValue(ops[i])) {
+        console.log("reset", ops[i]);
+        c++;
+      } else { console.log("failed to reset", ops[i]); }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  focus();
+  
+  let d = (c==1) ? " pref" : " prefs";
+  if (c > 0) {
+    alert("successfully reset " + c + d + "\n\nfor details check the Browser Console (Ctrl+Shift+J)");
+  } else { alert("nothing to reset"); }
+  
+})();