How to Get Rid of Internet Filters

Deleting Internet filters is an easy process.

Gaining access to the filters in your computer can be very valuable, whether you want to add filters to keep your family from being exposed to inappropriate content on the Internet or delete them when the protection is more stringent than you'd like. Fortunately, locating Internet filters in your operating system is not complicated and once you learn how to gain access, you will be able to get rid of any unwanted Internet filters.

Instructions

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open your Internet browser by clicking on the Firefox icon.

2. Click on "Tools," which is located on the top left side of your browser.

3. Select the "Options" preference displayed at the bottom of the dropdown menu.

4. Select the "General" option displayed with a switch-like icon.

5. Click on the "Manage Add-ons" tab on the bottom right side of the box. Select the "Extensions" option with a puzzle piece icon. Click on any filtering add-ons (see "Resources" for a list) to highlight them. Click on the "Disable" tab to remove the filtering function. Fierfox doesn't have an option to filter unwanted websites directly; therefore, these add-ons are used to filter the unwanted Internet content. By disabling the filtering add-ons, you get rid of any Internet filters.

Internet Explorer

1. Open your Internet browser by clicking on the Internet Explorer icon.

2. Click on the "Tools" tab located on the upper left side. Choose the "Internet Options" preference at the bottom of the dropdown menu

3. Click the "Security" tab and select the "Restricted Sites" option displayed with a red icon at the top right side of the window.

4. Click on the "Sites" tab below the "Restricted Sites" icon and on the right side of the window. The pop-up window will show you the list of sites that are filtered out by your browser. Remove any websites that you don't want Windows Explorer to filter from that box.

References

• Microsoft Support: How to Use Security Zones in Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox: Filter Website Content in Firefox
• Mozilla Firefox: List of Filter Add-ons for Firefox

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish