How to Stop Pop-Up Ads on Internet Explorer 8

A pop-up blocker stops most uninvited pop-up windows.

Going to a website and having a second pop-up window open that you did not request is an undesirable experience for many website visitors. These pop-ups are small browser windows containing advertisements (usually) that open as soon as a web page that contains one loads in your browser. Internet Explorer 8 has a built in Pop-up blocker tool to help you manage how you would like to deal with these pop-up advertisements.

Instructions

1. Open Internet Explorer and click "Tools" in the top menu, select "Pop-up Blocker" in the list, then "Turn on Pop-up Blocker" to turn the Pop Up Blocker on.

2. Click "Tools" in the top menu again, select "Pop-up Blocker" in the list, then "Pop-up Blocker Settings" to open the "Pop-up Blocker Settings" dialog box.

3. Enter the address of any websites in which you want to allow pop-ups in the "Address of website to allow" field in the "Exceptions" section in the "Pop-up Blocker Settings" dialog box and click the "Add" button. This adds the website to the "Allowed sites" box in the "Exceptions" section of the "Pop-up Blocker Settings" dialog box.

4. Select a website in the "Allowed sites" box in the "Exceptions" section in the "Pop-up Blocker Settings" dialog box and click the "Remove" button to remove the website from the "Allowed sites" list.

5. Check the appropriate check box in the "Notifications and blocking level" section of the "Pop-up Blocker Settings" dialog box to "Play a sound when a pop-up is blocked" or/and to "Show Information Bar when a pop-up is blocked."

6. Click the arrow in the "Blocking level" field in the "Notifications and blocking level" section of the "Pop-up Blocker Settings" dialog box. Set your blocking level to "High: Block all pop-ups," "Medium: Block most automatic pop-ups" or "Low: Allow pop-ups from secure sites" by selecting it from the list. Click the "Close" button in the lower-right corner of the "Pop-up Blocker Settings" dialog box to save the changes and close the dialog box.

References

• Microsoft Windows: Internet Explorer Pop-up Blocker
• Microsoft Support: How to Turn Internet Explorer Pop-up Blocker On or Off

Resources

• Microsoft TechNet: Internet Explorer Pop-up Blocker