Pop-up adverts appearing on any browser tend to redirect to a new site. It may even cause you to open links containing an adware or something. When it comes to Internet Explorer 11, the browser has ‘Pop-up Blocker.’ It is an inbuilt feature that can be used to block pop-ups that appear when surfing the web. Note that these steps may vary on other Internet Explorer versions.

Steps to Block Pop-Ups

You can access the privacy settings to block pop ups in Internet Explorer from Internet Options from the panel of the browser. For activating Pop-up Blocker on IE, navigate to Tools denoted by a cogwheel, and choose Internet Options. This will launch a new panel on the screen, which will allow you to change the privacy settings of Internet Explorer and activate the inbuilt feature. For that, click on Privacy tab to access the settings, click on the checkbox Turn on Pop-up Blocker, and click OK.

To further enable advanced pop-up blocking in Internet Explorer, click on Settings under Pop-up Blocker. It is an option on the Privacy tab, and adjust the Blocking Level to High. If you need to block all of the pop-up ads, this level is adequate. You will have to choose the setting since Pop-up Blocker will not block the websites residing in the Restricted Sites Zone of the browser.

Additionally, configure whether you need Internet Explorer to notify you when the feature blocks pop-ups. Since the feature notifies each time a pop-up ad gets blocked in Internet Explorer, you may need to stop the notifications. Else, it may cause a browsing distraction. To clear that, click on Settings under Privacy, and uncheck the Show Notification Bar When Pop-Up Is Blocked checkbox.

To apply the changes you made with the above steps, click on Close on the settings dialog box of Pop-up Blocker. You may also need to confirm changes by clicking OK on the Privacy tab.

Not all pop-ups are malicious, but disabling them is essential to enjoy browsing.  Without pop-ups, browsing on your Windows PC’s stock browser can be a breeze. Besides, things such as pop-ups and adware will slow down your internet connection speed, so better block pop-ups to make the most of your data pack.

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Internet Explorer comes preinstalled with all Windows operating systems. But you are free to decide whether to use it or not. Reports indicate majority of Windows users do not use this web browser for the fear of frequent crashing and Internet Explorer not working errors.

However, Internet Explorer offers higher-level security during web browsing. It notifies you about malicious websites when you happen to visit them. By keeping your Internet Explorer updated and executing some important repair steps, you can make it work as efficiently as any other browser does. Here are some tips to make your Internet Explorer work normally.

Uninstall All Unwanted Plug-Ins

Occasionally, you would find Internet Explorer not working because of its crashing with the plug-ins in your computer. By way of uninstalling these problematic plug-ins, you can repair Internet Explorer and get it back to normal working condition. Work out the below steps in order to remove or disable a plug-in in Internet Explorer.

Steps

• Open Internet Explorer and navigate to the Settings icon, which you can see on the top right corner of the screen.

• Select Manage Add-ons button from the resulting drop-down menu. This will open a new screen titled Manage Add-ons. Select the Toolbars and Extensions from the left menu pane. It is listed as the first option under Types of add-ons.
• Select the add-ons and extensions that you wish to disable one by one and click the disable button from the bottom of the screen. Once done, click the Close button to exit the screen.
• Restart Internet Explorer now and see if the problem persists. If yes, go to the next method.

Reset Internet Explorer

By resetting Internet Explorer, you can get it back to the default stage. Any error that have caused the browser to malfunction due to any changes in the settings would be repaired by the reset.

• Go to the Start button and select the search option.
• Type cpl in the type field and click the Enter key on the keyboard. This will open the Internet Properties screen.
• Select the Advanced tab and then click the Restore Follow the on-screen prompts and you are done. Restart IE and the issue must be solved now.

That was how to troubleshot Internet Explorer not working error.

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