How to Turn Off Your Pop-up Blocker

Pop-ups are one of the most annoying things about browsing the web. By opening right on top of the content you want to view, they’re a huge in-your-face distraction. It’s no wonder so many internet users are relying on pop-up blockers to get rid of these pesky ads.

There are, however, legitimate pop-ups that websites use to communicate critical information. And sometimes pop-up blockers can block windows that you actually want (or need) to see. This includes things like options screens for printing or downloading, download confirmations, or results pages.

Sometimes pop-up blockers will block windows you want to see.

If you need to turn off the pop-up blocker in your browser, we’ve got you covered.

How to Turn Off Your Chrome Pop-up Blocker

To disable your Chrome pop-up blocker:

1. Open Chrome and in the upper right corner, click the vertical three dots menu.
2. Click Settings.
3. On the left sidebar, click Privacy and security > Site settings.
4. Scroll down the page and click on Pop-ups and redirects.
5. Choose the option, Sites can send pop-ups and use redirects.

How to Turn Off Your Edge Pop-up Blocker

To disable your Edge pop-up blocker:

1. Open Microsoft Edge and in the upper right corner, click on the three dots menu.
2. Click on the Gear icon to open Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Pop-ups and redirects.
3. Toggle the Block switch to Off.

How to Turn Off Your Firefox Pop-up Blocker

To disable your Firefox Pop-up Blocker:

1. Open Firefox and click on the hamburger menu (the icon showing three lines stacked on top of each other) in the upper right corner.
2. Navigate to Settings > Privacy & Security.
3. Scroll down to Block pop-up windows and untick the box to turn it off, turning it white.

Do you use an ad blocker to block pop-ups? If you’re using the AdBlock extension, you can temporarily disable it to allow pop-ups in a couple of clicks. In fact, it’s easy to pause and unpause AdBlock so that there’s minimal interruption to your protection.

To turn off AdBlock temporarily:

1. Click on the red AdBlock stop sign in the upper right corner of your Chrome browser. If you don’t see it there, click the puzzle piece and it should be listed in a dropdown menu of your extensions.

2. Under Pause on this site, click Once.

The red stop sign will turn into a green thumb, confirming that you’ve paused AdBlock.

Once you’ve finished reading your article or watching your video, you don’t have to do anything to turn AdBlock back on. When you navigate to another website or click on a different page on the same website, AdBlock will immediately start blocking ads for you again.

If you’re interested in trying out AdBlock, simply visit getadblock.com from the browser of your choice. Of course, if you have any trouble, you can explore our Help Center or feel welcome to reach out to us at help@getadblock.com. We’re here for you!

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