How to Remove Internet Explorer Prompts

Change security settings to disable Internet Explorer prompts.

Your Internet Explorer may be set to prompt you when certain events happen within your browser. For example, you may receive a security prompt when visiting certain websites or using a particular application, even when you know that the site or source is secure. To stop the pop-up prompts, you will need to change your security settings within Internet Explorer. If you find that you want the prompts back at a later date, you can go back in to the settings and change them.

Instructions

1. Open Internet Explorer, and navigate to the "Tools" menu, which is likely located on your toolbar.

2. Click on the "Tools" menu to open it up, and scroll down to "Internet Options." This section contains security preferences for Internet Explorer.

3. Select the "Security" tab within the Internet Options menu. "Security" is the second tab on the menu.

4. Choose "Internet" for the zone; it is the icon that looks like a globe. Move your cursor to the bottom of the screen, and click on the box that says "Custom Level."

5. Scroll through the menu that pops up on the screen. This menu contains all of the security settings used while you are on the Internet. Scroll until you see the heading called "Miscellaneous."

6. View the choices under each heading. Two options may exist, such as "Disable" and "Enable," or there may be a third option that includes "Prompt."

7. Choose which prompts you would like to disable, and change the setting from "Prompt" to "Enable" or "Disable."

Tips & Warnings

• If you would like to enable the prompts again, go back into the security settings and change the settings from "Enable" or "Disable" back to "Prompt."

References

• Yale University: Internet Explorer - Remove Security Prompts