How to Get Rid of Pop Up Blockers

The pop-up windows that appear when browsing the Internet attempt to redirect you to sites that may contain harmful viruses or steal the personal information contained on the user's system. However, there are also times when the user will visit a website has legitimate information that appears in a pop-up menu. When this occurs, the user will need to be able to adjust the settings of the pop-up blockers that are being utilized or simply turn off the pop-up blockers altogether.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Computer
• Internet Connection
• Pop-up Blocker Software

1. Determine what programs on the computer are acting as pop-up blockers. In general, these will be provided either by the anti-virus software or the web browser software that is being used.

2. Check to see if an option bar appears at the top of the browser window being utilized. It must have the option to allow pop-ups for the particular page that is being accessed. If so, simply click the button and refresh the page.

3. Access the "Options" menu for either the web browser or anti-virus software being used. This menu will generally be found under the "Tools" link. Select the link related to pop-up menus and either disable this feature completely or if it is an option, add the website in question to a list of allowable exceptions.

4. Refresh the web page and the pop-ups being sought should appear as desired.

References

• How to Disable Pop-Up Blockers