pop-up blocker

From the relentless onslaught of pop-ups and intrusive trackers to the sheer volume of relentless advertising, modern web browsing can often feel less like a productive activity and more like a battle for your attention and privacy. Recent years have only intensified these frustrations, as...

If there’s a competition for the world’s most persistent street hustler, Microsoft Windows’ relentless Game Pass pop-ups could take home the gold—along with several silver and bronze medals. For anyone who’s ever thought, “I wish my operating system would behave more like a pushy panhandler,”...

Hi, I use Linux Ubuntu and I don't know if this also affects windows users, I only say this because I mainly use Linux, anyway, the FireFox popup blocker used to work wonders, however, I still see stupid adverts all over the place covering up the article I wanted to read. Is there anything I...

Hi My wife just got one of those Microsoft has locked your computer because you are using a fake version of Windows messages. This one even had an official sounding voice playing a threatening message. The computer was locked up, so I Control Alt Deleted out and shut the computer down and...

I'm getting a lot of annoying pop-up ads from Chrome browser while I'm browsing in the Edge browser, which I use most of the time. I have Chrome installed on my other laptop, and it's an OK browser. However, I use Edge and sometimes Firefox on my 2nd laptop and don't care to be bombarded by...

I was using the new Edge browser on my laptop today to try to find a solution to a problem and now I have a new problem. I got onto a website that put up a prompt to install some software that I don't want. The prompt only has an option to install the software and when the prompt went up on...

I know this is a Windows forum, but the IE forum at MS is not producing any results. I am using IE 11 on a Windows 8.1 laptop. If I do a search and a YouTube shows up as one of the search results, it plays with no problems. But, I frequent a forum that has a feature that allows users to post...

I keep on getting ads from BrowseStudio and other ad sites. They appear in the lower right, left and lower center of my browser (any browser Firefox or IE). The BrowseStudio also adds a "Related Searches" bar to the left of my screen. I think I this came in when I installed Adobe Flash Player...

I am wondering how to REALLY block popup messages. I keep getting popup messages, which are really friggin' annoying. I've downloaded and installed several popup blockers, but nothing seems to stop these damn things from popping up all the time. This is a Windows7 issue. Is there anything...

On my laptop, I run a program (can't think of the name) that warns me of all attempted changes to anything. I'm getting the following notice, which I deny, as I think it is asking to delete a vital Windows command. cmd.exe / o/D /c del c:/users/me/appdaata/local/temp/O.del in my temp...

hi i have a big problem surffing the web , downloading is vey complecated for me . i use Ie8 as its on the windows 7 i chek my gmail or yahoo mail when i want to download the attached file after clicking on the download link nothing will happens no down load at all!!! if its an excel or word...

Hello, So I have decided to test out Windows 7 and have downloaded the 64 bit RC version and done the updates. Problem I am having is with the pop up that precedes starting some legacy 32 bit application like CPUZ etc. User Account Control Publisher Unknown So I see that I can turn...

Upgraded to Win 7 from Vista on my HP Touchsmart IQ524. Not long after problems with keyboard developed--dragging, misfiring, not spacing. Wiped slate clean after HP rep couldn't think of anything else to tell me. Removed pop up blocker and discovered keyboard back to normal. Anyone else with...

Question, how do I stop advisory messages from poping up under other windows so they can't be seen. I thought possibly some of the advisory dialog boxes were poping up under other windows because of the way the software was written. But since I now see Windows 7 boxes that pop-under, I am...

Internet Explorer Tips: Open IE to a website in a new window from a shortcut I often create a shortcut on my desktop to websites that I'm checking frequently. I find this is a way to give specific websites a higher priority than just saving them to favorites then trying to find them from a...

Hi. My first post! I have been trying to access the Windows Newsgroups Forums from both this laptop (which runs Vista) and my desktop PC which runs XP. I used to have no trouble accessing the forums from either, but recently if I attempt to post a question on the Vista forum site, it refuses to...