How to Stop Pop-Ups in Google Chrome

Pop-up windows on websites are about as pleasurable as paper cuts and a dead phone battery. The good news is that pop-ups may be easily prevented in Google Chrome by adjusting a setting. To add insult to injury, you might not even have to click anything: By design, Chrome prevents pop-up windows from displaying. If you do, it means that the setting was accidentally altered and needs to be restored. However, pop-ups are not the same as advertisements. Ads are often merely graphics or banners that show on most sites, while pop-ups are new windows that appear while browsing and block your screen.

While Google Chrome does include a pop-up blocker, it does not include an adblocker. This works for both the Mac and PC versions of Chrome, so follow these steps to enable the pop-up blocker.

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How to Stop Pop-Ups in Google Chrome

1. Open the Chrome web browser on your computer, whether it’s a Mac or a PC. Simply pick “Settings” from the menu that appears when you click the three vertical dots located in the top-right corner of the screen.

2. Go to the bottom of the page and click on “Advanced” to display further options. Next, scroll down a little farther to find “Site Settings.” It can be found under the “Privacy and Security” section of the website.

3. Select “Pop-ups and redirection” from the menu.

4. Toggle the switch that is located next to “Blocked,” and move the white circle to the left side of the switch. It ought to have the words “Blocked (recommended)” written next to it.

5. You have the option of including particular exclusions here as well, if you so want. Even though pop-ups are blocked in other sections, those that are allowed to display them will do so nonetheless.

If you choose to disable the pop-up blocker, adding websites to the “Block” section will prevent their pop-ups from appearing even if you choose to allow them in other areas of the settings.

FAQS

Why do pop-ups keep appearing on Chrome?

It is possible that the pop-up blocker on your computer is not properly configured, or that another piece of software is preventing the pop-up blocker on the browser from working properly. If you are using Google Chrome and seeing pop-up windows while you browse, one of these two issues may be the cause.

Why am I getting so many pop-up ads?

If you find that pop-up advertisements are appearing on each and every website that you go to, or if the homepage of your browser has been altered without your permission, it is possible that your browser has been infected with a form of malware known as adware. Adware is software that inserts advertisements into web pages in a way that makes it impossible to stop them.

Why am I getting so many pop-up ads?

It is likely that your web browser has been infected with adware if you are confronted with pop-up advertisements on each and every website that you visit or if the homepage of your browser has been altered without your knowledge. Adware is software that secretly injects advertisements into web pages in a way that prevents the advertising from being banned.

Can I stop Google Ads at any time?

You have the ability to suspend your advertisements for whatever length of time that you see fit, and you can resume your advertisements whenever you see fit. During the time that your advertisements are suspended, no further costs will be incurred.