Pop-ups are always hard to cope up while you sit on the couch and look through your stuff online switching from page to page. They take you away from the content you were trying to read, and they can cause you to have a lot of open Web browser windows, which can slow down your computer. To keep you out of trouble, Google Chrome Web browser for Windows blocks most unwanted pop-ups by default, giving you the enabled option of viewing blocked pop-ups on a case-by-case basis. To adjust the pop-up blocker settings to allow or deny all pop-ups or to create exceptions enabling or denying pop-ups from some particular or frankly speaking, spam websites, open the Content Settings window from the Privacy section of Chrome’s settings. Let us find out more in the elaborated part of How to block pop-ups on Chrome and help your PC do what it does; better.
Fortunately, most Web browsers offer a way to block pop-ups, and the Chrome browser on your iPhone is no different. So if you are frequently bothered by pop-up windows while browsing on your iPhone, then the steps in our guide below will show you how to block them.
Most of the time, there are these unwanted advertisements that usually invoke an ad-supported program, distributed through various money making or Ponzi platforms. The malicious program is stealthily added when you install a free version of some application software for video Recording or streaming applications or from download-managers to PDF creators).
This thing, hiding in the background is called an adware that without your notice, records your information like search patterns (mostly and usually) and displays a related pop-up later.
When you mistakenly install adware on your system, you start seeing pop-ups while surfing the inet, whatever the Browser application may be.
How can you know this is an adware?
- Frequent Advertising banners appear on your pages now, and then, all of them are specific to your current or previous search.
- Random content turns into a hyperlink.
- Fake warnings and updating notification appear through Pop-ups.
- Without your knowledge, the system is running another application installed by that adware or pop-up.
- Windows adware doesn’t cause you deep troubles other than collecting your search pattern and displaying ads and banners. Usually, there will be no signs of the program in your computer’s system tray – and no indication in your program menu that files have been installed on your machine.
- Adware can slow down your Internet connection by downloading advertisements. Sometimes programming flaws in the adware can make your computer unstable. Advertising pop-ups can also distract you and waste your time if they have to be closed before you can continue using your PC or mobile phone.
How to Block Pop-Ups On Chrome [Windows, MAC, Linux]
Below is a list of some detailed techniques to stop pop-ups, including running malware scans and creating an exception list. However, blocking in Chrome browser involves five necessary actions.
- You can select Settings from the Chrome menu.
- Typing in Popups
- Click the Content Settings button.
- Click Pop-ups.
- Toggle the Pop-ups option to Blocked or delete exceptions.
- Enable Chrome’s Pop-Up Blocking Feature
Step you Need to Take
- Click on the Chrome menu icon in the upper-right corner of the browser, and then click on Settings in the address bar.
- Click on “Advance Setting” below on page OR Type “Popups” into the Search settings field or Type “Privacy” without quotation marks into the “Search Settings” box to filter Chrome’s long list of options. Press the “Content Settings” button in the search results.
- Click Content settings and roll down the window to see the Pop-ups section. Set “Do Not Allow Any Site to Show Pop-ups (Recommended)” to block all pop-ups other than the exceptions you have previously set. Alternatively, pick “Allow All Sites to Show Pop-ups” and press “Manage Exceptions” to block only pop-ups on specific sites.
- Under Popups, you must see Blocked now. If it shows Allowed, click Popups. Type a spam website’s URL in the “Hostname Pattern” box and chooses “Block” in the Behavior column to block pop-ups on a specific site permanently when using the “Allow All” option. When you use the “Do Not Allow Any” option, and add websites then choose “Allow” to create exceptions for sites with useful pop-ups.
- Finally, you need to turn off the switch next to Allowed. These were the Settings that you need to do in the Chrome.
How to Block Pop-Ups on Chrome [Android]
- Open Chrome on Android
- Tap on the three vertical dot on the top right corner of your phone
- Tap on Setting > Site Setting > Pop-Ups
- Turn on the toggle to allow pop-ups OR turn off to block pop-ups (its default turned off pop-ups)
While Going…
Pop-ups are an annoying feature to deal with when you are browsing the Internet. They take you away from the content you were trying to read, and they can cause you to have a lot of open Web browser windows, which slows your computer’s processing down. Luckily, most of the Web browsers offer a solution to block pop-ups, and the Chrome browser on your iPhone is not any different. Oh! Leave me your comments amazing readers, here is the way to comment box.