Blocking Pop-Up Windows

Internet Explorer includes a feature that can eliminate most pop-up windows, sparing you the annoyance of unsolicited advertisements that appear in windows lying either over or under the websites you visit. Pop-up Blocker is turned on by default. To determine or change its status, choose Tools, Pop-up Blocker. If the feature is on, the Pop-up Blocker submenu displays a command to turn it off—and vice versa.

In its default configuration, Pop-up Blocker suppresses most new windows that are spawned directly by websites you visit. (Pop-up Blocker calls these "automatic pop-ups.") If you initiate an action that opens a new window (by clicking a link), Pop-up Blocker assumes you want the new window to open and does not interfere. ...

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