Learn how to prevent websites from opening new windows or tabs on your web page with the pop-up blocker feature in Edge. Find out what types of pop-ups can be blocked, how to turn on the feature, and what to do if you still see pop-ups.

Extensions, or add-ons, are simple tools that customize your browser experience and offer you more control. Here's how to add, turn off, and remove them in Microsoft Edge . Find and add an extension to Microsoft Edge. In Microsoft Edge, select Extensions, located to the right of your browser address bar.

Under Personalization & advertising, turn on or off the setting for Allow Microsoft to save your browsing activity including history, usage, favorites, web content, and other browsing data to personalize Microsoft Edge and Microsoft services like ads, search, shopping and news.

Toggle Pop-ups and redirects off for blocking pop-ups, or toggle on to allow pop-ups on your device.

Temporarily allow cookies and site data in Microsoft Edge. To help protect your privacy, the new Microsoft Edge sets tracking prevention to balanced by default. For increased protection, you can switch your tracking prevention to strict or block all third-party cookies.

Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternate way to do something you'd typically do with a mouse. Here’s the list for the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge for Mac. Windows Mac. Learn how to use the keyboard to navigate in Microsoft Edge.

Enhance your security on the web with Microsoft Edge. Use the Microsoft Edge Secure Network to protect your browsing. Learn about security features in Microsoft Edge. Block pop-ups in Microsoft 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.