Learn about Pop-up Blocker, Protected Mode, security zones, and other customizable security and privacy settings in Internet Explorer.

Learn how to change Internet Explorer settings, or reset browser settings when there's a problem.

Some sites are built to work with Internet Explorer and have functionality that isn't supported by modern browsers such as Microsoft Edge. If you need to view one of these sites, you can use Internet Explorer Mode in Microsoft Edge.

The Microsoft Edge feature that blocks pop-ups is effective in preventing websites from automatically opening a new window or tab, or a partial window on top of your current web page. This feature is turned on by default. There are many different types of pop-ups, including advertisements, notices, offers, or alerts that can appear at various times on any web page. Some can be helpful, such as ...

This article describes how Internet Explorer 11 helps protect your settings on Windows PCs.

Learn how to use and customize ActiveX controls and filtering in Internet Explorer.

This article describes step for users to allow all Web sites in the Internet zone to run JavaScript in Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox.

This notification bar is to inform users of the end of support and retirement of Internet Explorer 11 starting on June 15, 2022. For more information about the retirement, see here for the latest blog post.

Fixes a problem in which the "Pop-up allow list" option in Group Policy for Internet Explorer 9 does not work as expected.

Note: Some computer security programs and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) also provide pop-up blocking. Refer to their documentation for instructions on disabling pop-up blocking.