How to Disable Pop-up Blockers

The following includes steps for disabling pop-up window blockers.

• Internet Explorer 7 (WindowsXP)
• Internet Explorer 8
• Internet Explorer 9
• Firefox (Windows PC)
• Firefox (Mac OSX)
• Google Chrome
• Mozilla (Mac OSX)
• Safari (MacOSX)

The following includes steps for disabling pop-up blockers in Browser toolbars.

• Yahoo toolbar popup blocker
• Google toolbar popup blocker
• AOL toolbar popup blocker
• MSN toolbar popup blocker

How to disable Internet Explorer 7 popup blocker (Windows XP)

1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options.

2.    From the Privacy tab, uncheck Turn on Pop-up Blocker and click "OK".

For more information on Internet Explorer popup blocker please go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/web/sp2_popupblocker.mspx 

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How to Disable Internet Explorer 8 Pop-up Blocker

 Disable Pop-up Blockers in Internet Explorer 9

Click the Tools menu and select Internet Options from the menu list.

In Internet Options windows, navigate to Privacy tab and then to Pop-up Blocker section.

To turn off the pop-up blocker in IE9, un mark the check box with label as Turn on Pop-up Blocker. Clock OK button to confirm the changes.

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How to disable the Firefox popup blocker (Windows PC)

1. From the Tools menu, select Options. 

2.    From the Content tab, uncheck Block Popup Windows and click "OK".

How to disable the Firefox popup blocker (Mac OSX)

1. From the Firefox menu, select Preferences.

2.    From the Preferences window, choose the Content button and then uncheck Block Pop-up Windows.

 

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How to disable the Mozilla popup blocker (Mac OSX)

1. From the Mozilla menu, select Preferences.

2.    From the Privacy & Security tab, choose Popup Windows. Uncheck Block unrequested popup windows, and click "OK"

How to disable the Safari popup blocker

1. From the Safari menu, make sure Block Pop-Up Windows is unchecked.

In Safari 6, Go to "Preferences" then "Security"

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How to disable the Yahoo toolbar popup blocker

1. Locate the Popup blocker icon and click the down arrow. 

   2.    Uncheck Enable Pop-Up Blocker.

For more information on the Yahoo toolbar please go to http://toolbar.yahoo.com.

How to disable the Google toolbar popup blocker

1. Click on the Google logo on the Google toolbar and select Options. 

   2.    Uncheck Popup Blocker, and then click OK.

For more information on the Google toolbar please go to http://toolbar.google.com.

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How to disable AOL toolbar popup blocker?

1. Locate the Popup blocker icon. 

   2.    Click on it until it says Allowed.
 

How to disable the MSN toolbar popup blocker?

1. Locate the Popup blocker icon and click the down arrow. 

   2.    Check Allow Pop-ups.
 

For more information on the MSN toolbar please go to http://toolbar.msn.com.

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How to disable Google Chrome popup blocker

Google Chrome prevents pop-ups from automatically appearing and cluttering your screen. Whenever the browser blocks pop-ups for a site, the  icon appears in the address bar. Click the icon to see the pop-ups that have been blocked or to manage pop-up settings for the site.

See pop-ups for a specific site

To see blocked pop-ups for a site, follow the steps listed below:

1. If pop-ups have been blocked, you'll see the  icon in the address bar. Click the icon to see a list of the blocked pop-ups.
2. Click the link for the pop-up window that you'd like to see.
3. To always see pop-ups for the site, select "Always show pop-ups from [site]." The site will be added to the exceptions list, which you can manage in the Content Settings dialog.

To manually allow pop-ups from a site, follow the steps below:

1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings.
3. Click Show advanced settings.
4. in the "Privacy" section, click the Content settings button.
5. In the "Pop-ups" section, click Manage exceptions.

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