How to Eliminate Pop-up Ads
Pop-up ads are extra browser windows that launch automatically when you visit certain websites. The website generating the pop-ups uses them to advertise everything from shopping sprees to music downloads and movies. Pop-up ads launch new windows that consume system memory, which slows down browser speed and performance. You can eliminate pop-ups from your web browser by using some simple steps and guidelines.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
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Firefox
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Launch Firefox and click the "Tools" (Windows) or "Firefox" (Mac OS X) menu. Scroll down the pop-up menu and click "Options" (Windows) or "Preferences" (Mac OS X).
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Select "Content" and place a check in the "Block pop-up windows" check-box. Click the "Exceptions" button if you want to allow pop-ups for certain websites.
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Type the URL addresses of the websites you want to allow pop-ups for in the "Address of website" box and click "Allow."
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Close the box and then close the Options box by clicking "OK." Mac users only need to close the Preferences box to save their choices.
Internet Explorer Users
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Launch your browser and click the "Tools" menu located on the top of the browser window. Scroll down the pop-up menu, select "Pop-up blocker," and click "Turn on pop-up blocker."
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Click the "Tools" menu again, select "Pop-up blocker," and click "Pop-up blocker settings." Type the URL address of any sites that you want to allow pop-ups for in the "Addresses of websites to allow" box and then click "Add."
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Select the blocking level that you want to use. Select "High" if you want to block all the pop-ups. Keep in mind that a high setting may prevent most websites from launching. Select the "Medium" setting if you want to block most pop-ups. This setting is ideal because it enables you to view most web pages. Click "Close" when you finish.
Safari Users
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Launch Safari from the location you saved it on your computer and click the "Safari" menu located on the top of the browser window.
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Click "Preferences" to launch the browser preferences console. Click the "Security" tab, and click the "Block pop-up windows" check box under "Website content."
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Close the Preferences console when you finish.
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