How to Disable Internet Explorer’s Popup Blocker

The Pop-up Blocker feature on Internet Explorer can prevent most pages from opening pop-ups when users browse the web. While this feature is very effective at blocking ads, it can potentially cause you problems when going to websites that rely on pop-ups. At that time, you need to turn off or limit the block level of Pop-up Blocker to be able to start accessing these websites again.

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Open Internet Explorer. If you’re using a Surface or Windows tablet, click “Desktop” on the Start screen or in the All Apps list, then click the Internet Explorer icon in the taskbar. ^{[1] X Research Source}

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Click or tap the gear button or the Tops menu. If you can’t find it, press the Alt key and then click the tools menu.

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Select “Internet options”. The Internet Options window will open.

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Click or tap the card . Privacy (Privacy).

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Uncheck the “Turn on Pop-up Blocker” box. Click or tap Apply to save the changes. ^{[2] X Research Source}

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You might consider changing the blocking level instead of disabling Pop-Up Blocker completely. Click or tap the Settings button to open the Pop-up Blocker settings page. Use the drop-down menu at the bottom of the window to change the setting to “Low”. This will allow most pop-ups from legitimate websites, while also blocking suspicious pop-ups. You can also add pages to the accepted list so that they are always allowed pop-ups.

If you turn off Pop-up Blocker completely, you will not be protected against intrusive malware and advertising. We recommend that you add pages where you want to allow pop-ups and still have auto-popup blocking enabled.

Advice

When Pop-up Blocker is enabled and pop-ups have been blocked, you will get a small information bar located below the address bar. If you click on this bar, your browser will temporarily allow pop-ups, add the site to the whitelist, or adjust your blocking settings.

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