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.

Use a screen reader to block pop-ups in Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Support. This article is for people with visual or cognitive impairments who use a screen reader program such as Windows Narrator, JAWS, or NVDA with Microsoft 365 products.

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.

By adjusting Internet Explorer's privacy settings, you can affect how websites monitor your online activity. For example, you can decide which cookies are stored, choose how and when sites can use your location info, and block unwanted pop-ups.

To remove any extension, choose one of the following methods: In Microsoft Edge, select and hold (or, right-click) the icon of the extension you want to remove (to the right of your browser address bar). Select Remove from Microsoft Edge > Remove. To the right of your browser address bar, select Extensions and select More actions next to the ...

You can remove these allowances at any time by going to Settings and more > Settings > Site permissions > Cookies and site data , or by selecting “Site permissions” when you clear browsing data.

Microsoft Edge is designed to detect and block known trackers. We let you decide what trackers to block. You can choose from three levels of tracking prevention: Basic, Balanced, and Strict. Balanced is selected as the default. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more > Settings > Privacy, search, and services.

Microsoft Edge. Unwanted pop-up windows can sometimes be tricky to close and may even cause your browser to stop responding. If you have a persistent pop-up window giving you problems, here's how to use Task Manager to close it:

Right-click the file and choose Properties from the context menu. At the bottom of the General tab, select the Unblock checkbox and select OK . Unblock all files from a specific network share or website.

What is tracking prevention? The new Microsoft Edge is designed to detect and block potentially harmful trackers—trackers we detect as cryptomining or fingerprinting. We let you decide what trackers to block. For more on tracker prevention and how to use it, select any topic, and it will open to present more information: