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How to disable pop-up blockers in a variety of browsers
This article is to provide instructions on how to disable pop-up blockers in your internet browsers.
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GOOGLE CHROME (Windows, macOS)
When a pop-up is being blocked, an icon will appear in the far right side of the omnibox. This icon looks like a small browser window with a red "x" over it. Click the icon and select always allow pop-ups from portal www.uwp.edu.
To proactively allow pop-ups in Google Chrome, follow these steps:
- Launch Google Chrome
- In the top-right corner of the Google Chrome app, click the menu button
- Click Settings
- Click show Advanced Settings
- Under Privacy, click the Content Settings button.
- Under Pop-Ups, click Manage Exceptions
- Type www.uwp.edu into the hostname pattern field and set the behavior to allow.
GOOGLE CHROME (iOS, Android) - Launch the google Chrome app
- In the top right corner of the Google Chrome app, tap the menu button
- Tap Settings, then Content Settings, the Pop-ups.
- Slide the Block Pop-ups switch to the Off position.
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FIREFOX (Windows, macOS)
To proactively allow pop-ups in Firefox, follow these steps:
- Launch Firefox
- In the top-right corner of the Firefox window, click the menu button.
- Click Preferences
- In the Preferences window, click Content in the sidebar.
- In the Content panel, under Pop-ups, click the Exceptions... button.
- Type the web address or host name into the list of addresses of website field.
- Click Allow.
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INTERNET EXPLORER
To proactively allow pop-ups in Internet Explorer, follow these steps:
- In the top-right corner of the Internet Explorer window, click the Tools button.
- Select Internet Options from the Tools menu.
- Click Privacy tab in the Internet Options window.
- Under Pop-up Blocker, click the Settings button.
- In the Address of Website to Allow box, type the web address or host name.
- Click Add.
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SAFARI 12 (macOS)
- Select "Safari" > Preferences, then select "websites" at the top of the window.
- Select Pop-Up Windows on the left side.
- User the "When visiting other websites" drop-down menu (Bottom right) to select "Allow".
SAFARI 11 AND 10 (macOS) - When a pop-up is being blocked, Safari does not provide any indication that the behavior is occurring.
- Launch Safari
- Click Safari in the system menu bar.
- Click Preferences
- Select the Security Tab
- Uncheck the pop-up windows checkbox.
SAFARI (iOS) - Launch the settings app
- Tap Safari
- Slide the Block Pop-ups switch to the Off position.
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