This walk through will show you how to enable / disable the built-in pop-up blocker in Internet Explorer 10.
Some Web pages automatically open new pop-up windows. This is sometimes useful, but often annoying. By default, Internet Explorer 10 will block pages from opening pop-up windows without your approval, and this is usually the preferred setting.
If you have IE10 open from the desktop in Windows 8 or Windows 7, skip to step 2 now.
If you have IE10 open in the Windows 8 Start Menu view, perform the following steps:
- Right click in an open space within IE10
- A slider bar will slide up from the bottom
- Click the wrench icon
- Select View on the desktop
Internet Explorer 10 will open on the desktop
From this point forward the steps are identical to Internet Explorer 9
From the top menu, click the Tools icon that looks like a gear in the top right, then select Internet options
From the top menu, click the Tools icon that looks like a gear in the top right, then select Internet
Click on the Privacy tab.
To enable or disable the Pop-up blocker, place or remove the check in Turn on Pop-up Blocker then select Apply.
You can add and remove specific sites for pop up blocking by clicking on Settings
To enable or disable the Pop-up blocker, place or remove the check in Turn on Pop-up Blocker then select Apply.
You can add and remove specific sites for pop up blocking by clicking on Settings
When the Pop-up Blocker is on, you can also customize the settings for it.
You can add the address of a website to the list of allowed sites. Type the address in the field and click Add to allow pop-ups for that website.
Select the Filter Level from the drop-down list below
You can add the address of a website to the list of allowed sites. Type the address in the field and click Add to allow pop-ups for that website.
Select the Filter Level from the drop-down list below
To save the new settings, click Close
