How to Block Popup Windows
Marketers on the World Wide Web are always looking for new ways to reach potential customers and pop-up ads are a common technique that they use. However, this type of advertising is often frowned upon by Internet users because of its intrusive and distracting nature. In addition, the pop-up windows that appear on your computer waste system resources and can spawn even more pop-ups, which could result in crashing your web browser. All of the major browsers now include their own built-in pop-up blockers to give you more control of your web browsing experience.
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Use Google Chrome's pop-up blocker feature. Go to Google's Chrome browser and click on the tool-shaped icon, which is usually in the far right corner below the web page tabs. Click on the "Options" sub-menu. In the new window that comes up, select the "Under the Hood" tab. Click on "Content Settings." Click on "Pop-ups" when the next window opens. This should be the second to last tab next to "Location." Click on "Do not allow any sites to show pop-ups," then click "Close" twice to finalize your settings.
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Set up Internet Explorer to block pop-up ads. For Internet Explorer 8 in Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 7 in Windows XP, open the web browser and click on the "Tools" menu on the right side of the browser window. Click on the "Pop-up blocker" option which appears immediately in the drop-down menu. If you see "Turn on pop-up blocker," click that option and pop-up windows will be blocked. If the option says "Turn off pop-up blocker," leave it alone; Internet Explorer 8 is already blocking pop-up ads.
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Customize Opera's pop-up blocker feature. Opera's web browser blocks pop-ups automatically. However, if for some reason the settings have been changed to allow them, open the Menu on the upper-left side and click on "Settings." Click on "Quick Preferences" and then click the "Block All Pop-ups" option. If "Quick Preferences" doesn't have this option, click on "Settings" and go to "Preferences." After the next window comes up, click on "General" and go down to "Pop-ups" and select "Block all pop-ups" in the drop-down options box. Click "OK" to make your changes permanent and block all pop-ups.
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Customize Mozilla Firefox for Linux and Windows. Open Firefox in Microsoft Windows, click on "Tools" and then go to the "Options" menu entry. For Linux, click on "Edit" and then click on the "Preferences" menu option. From here, regardless of the operating system, click on the "Content" tab and then make sure the "Block Pop-Up Windows" check box is checked. Click "Close" to finalize your settings.
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