Pop-ups can be annoying and get in the way of your browsing experience.

But other users may not mind their presence.

What is a pop-up?

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A pop-up is a small window or banner you see on a site.

Keep reading to see how you might Enable/Disable Pop-up blockers on Google Chrome using two different methods.

you’re free to also add sites so that your choice does not affect them.

Enable/Disable Pop-up Blocker

you might go into the browsers prefs and make the changes while visiting a site.

To adjust the pop-up blocker in the browsers controls, tap on thedotsat the top right and go toSettings.

Click onPrivacy and Securityon the left, followed bySite options.

Enable/Disable Pop-up Blocker

you’ve got the option to also manage the pop-up blocker while youre on a specific site.

punch thelock iconand go toSite controls.

Choose pop-ups and redirects, and choose an option from the dropdown list.

Enable/Disable Pop-up Blocker

you could choose from options such as Block or allow.

You dont need to restart the surfing app to apply the changes.

you could make modifications without closing and re-opening the web app.

Enable/Disable Pop-up Blocker

you might also add exceptions to the options you choose.

The sites you add to the Customized Behaviour section follow a different setting instead of the default.

By clicking on Reset permission, itll be set back to Not allowed (default).

launch the Chrome app and tap on the dots at the top right.

Tap onPop-ups and redirectsand toggle the option on or off at the top.

Thats all there is to it.

Are you a Safri user?

If so, here is how you canturn the pop-up block on or off on Safari.