How to Turn Off Pop-up Blocker on Edge
As annoying as website pop-ups might appear to be, especially when they disrupt your view while scrolling down a page, there are times when you’ll need them to even use a website at all. Yes, some websites need pop-ups to render properly and perform optimally.
If you ever find yourself on any of such websites, you’ll have no other option but to disable the Pop-up Blocker on Microsoft Edge. Thankfully, the option in Edge settings is easy to locate, so you shouldn’t have much trouble activating it repeatedly. Read on below for the tutorial on how to turn off the pop-up blocker on Edge.
Turning Off Pop-up Blocker on Edge
The process for turning off Pop-up Blocker is pretty much the same on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chromebook; therefore, you can follow the steps below to disable the feature on any of the aforementioned operating systems:
- Open Edge browser
- In the top-right corner of Edge home screen, click on the horizontal three-dots
- From the list of options that pop up next, navigate to and click Settings
- On the Settings page, navigate to the left pane and select Cookies and Site Permissions
- Next, navigate to the right pane and click Pop-Ups and Redirects under the All Permissions section
- Finally, you’ll be taken to the Pop-ups and Redirects page. Navigate to Block (Recommended) and use the toggle bar next to it to disable the feature on your Edge browser.
After following the above steps, Pop-ups Blocker will be disabled on your browser. But instead of disabling the feature entirely, there’s a better way to allow specific websites to use pop-ups while keeping the pop-up blocker for other websites. If you’d fair better with this, skip to the next method below.
How to Disable Pop-up Blocker for Specific Websites
If you’d like to keep Pop-up Blocker (which makes sense) and only disable it for specific websites, there’s a way to go about it right in Edge settings. Follow the steps below:
- Open Edge browser
- In the top-right corner of Edge home screen, click on the horizontal three-dots menu
- From the list of options that pop up next, navigate to and click Settings
- On the Settings page, navigate to the left panel and select Cookies and Site Permissions
- Next, navigate to the right pane and select Pop-Ups and Redirects under the All Permissions section
- Under the Block (Recommended) toggle, you’ll find two additional options (Block & Allow) with an Add button in front of them. Use the Add button to enter specific websites you want pop-ups disabled for
- An Add a Site prompt will pop up; use the text box to enter the address of the website you don’t want to bring pop-ups
Once done, the Pop-up Blocker will be disabled for only the websites you’ve entered under the Block bar.
Final Notes
There you have it! Disabling Pop-up Blocker is just a piece of cake, as you can see from the steps demonstrated above. While åthere are third-party apps that can help you block or enable them across all your browsers, the options on Edge are the best if Edge is your primary browser.
