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Google Chrome
- 1Open Google Chrome. On Chrome, ad blockers function as plugins that you can add to your browser. To disable an ad blocker on Chrome, you simply have to access this extension.
- 2Click on the menu bar. Chrome's menu bar is the three vertical dots at the top-right corner of the browser.
- If you have an older version of Chrome, this button may display as three horizontal lines.
- 3Click on "Settings." The configuration of your browser will open.
- You can also access this page by typing chrome://settings/ into the search bar and hitting ↵ Enter / ⏎ Return.
- 4Click "Extensions" in the sidebar on the left of the window. This is where all of your plugins, including the ones you use to block ads, can be managed.
- 5Find your ad blocker in the list of extensions. If you know its name, you can search for it by pressing command+F (Mac) or ctrl+F (Windows) and typing its name into the "Find" bar.
- 6Click the checkbox next to "Enabled." When the box is not marked with a check, this means that the ad blocker is disabled in your browser.
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iOS Safari
- 1Tap the "Settings" icon on your home screen. On an iPhone, ad blockers are installed as "Content Blockers," which automatically prevent you from accessing certain content while you browse. Content blockers can be deactivated in your iPhone's settings.
- If you can't find the settings icon, swipe your finger to the right on your phone screen until you reach a search bar, type "Settings" into the search bar, and tap on the result that appears.
- 2Tap "Safari." Content blockers are controlled through the Safari app, and this is where you'll modify your adblocker's current settings.
- 3Scroll down to "Allow These Content Blockers." Here, you'll see a list of any plugin apps that are disabling ads on the sites you browse.
- 4Toggle the green switch to "off." By sliding the buttons located next to your content blockers to the left, you'll disable those plugins from running while you browse, allowing you full access to the content on a relevant site.
- Safari on iOS also comes with a "Block Pop-ups" option located in the "General" section of Safari's settings. If you would like to enable the sites you are on to open new windows, toggle this button to "off".
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Android browser
- 1Open Android Browser. There's a setting built into the browser that allows you to turn on and off ads and pop-ups, so turning that off will allow you to access more content on the sites you browse.
- This method also enables pop-ups on your browser. If you block ads using Adblock and do not wish to enable pop-ups in your browser, skip to the last step of this method.
- 2Open the "More" menu. This is the three dots in the top-right corner of your screen.
- 3Tap "Settings." This menu will allow you to configure all available options in the browser.
- 4Tap "Advanced." This time, a menu will appear allowing you to change specific display features in the browser.
- 5Uncheck the "Block pop-ups" box. This setting is located under "Page content"/
- 6Turn off Adblock. If you use Adblock, there's a different protocol you can take to disable it from running, but it involves uninstalling the app:
- Navigate to your Android's menu.
- Tap "Settings."
- Tap "Applications" -> "Manage Applications."
- Tap on Adblock in the list that appears.
- Tap "Uninstall."
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Microsoft Edge
- 1Open Microsoft Edge. On Microsoft Edge, ad blockers come in the form of plugins that are manually added to your browser. You can turn off your ad blocker by accessing your extension.
- 2Open the "More" menu. To do this, tap the three horizontal dots in the upper-right corner of the window.
- 3Select "Extensions" from the menu that appears. You'll see a list of all of the extensions you've installed on Edge.
- 4Find your ad blocker in the list. If you have a lot of extensions and know your ad blocker's name, you can find it by pressing ctrl+F and typing the name of the extension into the bar that appears.
- 5Right-click the ad blocker. You'll see options to modify the extension.
- 6Click "Turn off." This will disable the extension while you browse.
- To turn the blocker back on, navigate to this menu again and click "Turn on" at any time.
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Mozilla Firefox
- 1Open Mozilla Firefox. To disable your ad blocker, all you have to do is manage your Add-ons.
- 2Press command+shift+A (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+A (Windows) to open your Add-ons.
- Alternatively, click the "Tools" button at the top of the Firefox window, and then click "Add-ons."
- 3Click on "Extensions." This button is located in the left sidebar of the Add-ons page, and will show you a list of all the applications you have installed to be used directly in Firefox.
- 4Find your ad blocker in the list of extensions. If you know its name, you can type it into the search bar at the top-right corner of the Add-on Manager window.
- 5Click "Disable" next to the add-on. This button is located on the right side of the extensions window. Your ad blocker will no longer run while you browse!