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2 Tips on How to Enable or Disable The Pop-Up Blocker on IE 11
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Pop-up blocker Internet Explorer 11 is usually not easy to activate for some users. The feature helps to reduce small pop-up windows from displaying in your web browsing.
Most of the time, these pop-ups are advertisements onwebsites you are browsing. There are also cases of them triggering the installation of malware on your device without prompting you.
In this article, we will be discussing how you can get rid of them in your Internet Explorer. Since they are needed to complete actions on some sites, we will also highlight how to enable them.
Where can I find the Pop-up Blocker?
The pop-up blocker is enabled by default in Internet Explorer 11. Majorly, it can be found under the Privacy settings in the browser itself. Aside from here, you can also find and tweak its activities in other places like:
How do I check if pop-ups are blocked?
How do I enable the Security tab in Internet Explorer 11?
How do I allow Pop-ups on Internet Explorer 11?
How to enable the Pop-up Blocker in Internet Explorer 11?
You don’t need to do anything if you’ve never tampered with the computer’s Internet Explorer settings. This is because the Pop-up Blocker is expected to be enabled by default.
In case you’ve disabled it and would like it enabled, use any of the steps highlighted above to locate the Privacy settings where you can check the Pop-up Blocker box to enable it.
How do I turn off Pop-up Blocker in Internet Explorer 11?
1. Use Registry
The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that contains low-level settings for apps that choose to use the registry. As well as for the Microsoft Windows operating system itself.
2. Use Group Policy
What to do if the Pop-up window is not opening in Internet Explorer 11?
There you have it all. We hope you can play around with your browser settings whether to block pop-up Internet Explorer 11 or turn off the Pop-up Blocker from Internet Explorer 11 in GPO.
Let us know in the comments section whether this guide proved to be helpful to you. If you have any suggestions or tips on solving related issues, don’t hesitate to share them with us.
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Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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