Learn how to turn on the pop-up blocker feature in Edge and how to allow pop-ups for specific URLs. Find out how to troubleshoot and manage pop-ups, cookies, and extensions in Edge.

How do I block pop-ups? Toggle Pop-ups and redirects off for blocking pop-ups, or toggle on to allow pop-ups on your device.

Select View site information to the left of your address bar. Under Permissions for this site > Notifications, choose Block from the drop-down menu. Note: You can resubscribe to a website's notifications in the future by returning to this menu and choosing Allow.

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Select Pop-ups and redirects and turn on the Blocked (recommended) toggle. When this feature is turned on and a pop-up has been blocked, Edge will display the following image in your web browser's address bar.

How do I block pop-ups? Toggle Pop-ups and redirects off for blocking pop-ups, or toggle on to allow pop-ups on your device.

Use the pop-up blocker feature in Microsoft Edge with a screen reader to prevent websites from automatically opening a new window on top of your current webpage.

Ensure you've enabled notifications by selecting the Lock icon in the browser bar. Then, select the option to allow notifications. If you want to stop receiving notifications later, you can return to this setting, and enable Desktop push notifications.

When a website tries to connect, Microsoft Edge shows a prompt asking you to grant or deny permission. This protects privacy and security while maintaining compatibility with modern web standards.

You can choose the level of blocking you prefer, turn on or off notifications when pop-ups are blocked, or create a list of sites that you don't want to block pop-ups on.