Block pop-ups in Microsoft Edge Open Microsoft Edge and navigate to Settings and more > Settings > Privacy & security. Scroll down to Security. Switch Block pop-ups to On.
Follow this guide to boot your Windows 10 PC in Safe Mode. If the Microsoft Edge virus alert pop-up still appears on your PC, try to find the culprit application and uninstall it. Right-click on the taskbar and select the Task Manager.
One more question we ran across in our research was “Is there a way to stop Microsoft popups?”.
Here is what we learned. If there is a way to stop the Microsoft popups (giant ugly black box covering nearly half of a laptop screen with stuff I do not want to see), then tell us. Ideally, just STOP the pop-up.
1 In the new Microsoft Edge, go to Settings and more > Settings > Site permissions. 2 Select Pop-ups and redirects. 3 Move the Block toggle to On.
How do I Turn Off edge on Windows 10?
Click the “More details” arrow in the bottom right corner to open the full Task Manager view. In the Start-up tab, you can see a list of all programs which are configured to launch when you sign in. Find Edge in the list of programs, right-click it and then click “ Disable” .
One of the next things we asked ourselves was, how do I stop edge from opening automatically on startup?
In the Start-up tab, you can see a list of all programs which are configured to launch when you sign in. Find Edge in the list of programs, right-click it and then click “Disable”. This will prevent Edge from starting automatically on system boot-up. Right-click on “Edge”, then click “Disable”.
What to do if the popup blocker is not working?
If the popup blocker is not working after enabling, try these solutions: Make sure Microsoft Edge is up to date: Select Settings and more > Settings > About Microsoft Edge .