How To Get Rid Of Ads On Chrome

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This wikiHow teaches you how to block pop-ups in Google Chrome on both desktop and mobile, as well as how to block ads in the Google Chrome desktop browser by using the AdBlock and Adblock Plus extensions. Unfortunately, while using ad-blocking extensions will remove embedded ads such as the ones found on Facebook, you cannot use ad-blocking extensions to hide ads in Chrome on mobile.

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Open Google Chrome. Its app icon resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere.
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Click ⋮ . It's in the top-right corner of the window. A drop-down menu will appear.
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Click Settings . You'll find this option near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Settings page.
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Scroll down and click Advanced ▼ . It's at the very bottom of the page. Clicking it opens a new section of options.
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Scroll down and click Content Settings … . You'll find this at the bottom of the "Privacy and security" section.
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Click Ads . This is near the bottom of the page.
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Click the blue "Allowed" switch . It's at the top of the page. Doing so causes the switch to turn grey

, signifying that Chrome will no longer show obtrusive ads on most sites.
- If you see the phrase "Blocked on sites that tend to show intrusive ads (recommended)" and a grey switch here, Chrome is already blocking obtrusive ads.
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Click the "Back" button. This is in the upper-left side of the browser window.
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Click Popups . It's in the Content Settings menu.
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Click the blue "Allowed" switch . It's at the top of the page. Again, this will cause the switch to turn grey, which means that you've successfully disabled pop-up ads in your Chrome browser.
- If you see "Blocked (recommended)" and a grey switch here, Chrome is already blocking pop-up ads.

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Open Google Chrome. This app is a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere. While you can't block embedded ads in the Google Chrome mobile browser, you can prevent pop-ups from appearing and taking over your screen.
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Tap ⋮ . It's in the top-right corner of the screen. Doing so invokes a drop-down menu.
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Tap Settings . You'll find this option near the bottom of the drop-down menu.
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Tap Content Settings (iPhone) or Site settings (Android). It's near the bottom of the page.
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Tap Block Pop-ups (iPhone) or Pop-ups (Android). You'll find this option near the top of the screen (iPhone) or near the bottom of the screen (Android).
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Disable pop-ups. This will vary slightly depending on whether you're using an iPhone or an Android:
- iPhone — Tap the grey "Block Pop-ups" switch to turn on pop-up blocking. The switch will turn blue.
- Android — Tap the blue "Pop-ups" switch to turn on pop-up blocking. The switch will turn grey .

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Open Google Chrome. It's the red, yellow, green, and blue sphere icon.
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Click GET ADBLOCK NOW . This blue button is in the middle of the page. Doing so will take you to your browser's respective extension installation page.
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Click Add extension when prompted. Chrome will refresh the page when the AdBlock extension finishes installing.
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Click the AdBlock icon. It resembles a red stop sign with a white hand in the top-right side of the Chrome window.
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Click Options . This button is in the middle of the AdBlock drop-down menu.
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Click the FILTER LISTS tab. It's near the top of the page.
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Uncheck the "Acceptable Ads" box. This option is near the top of the FILTER LISTS page. Doing so will increase the number of ads that AdBlock blocks.
- If this box is already unchecked, skip this step.
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Check additional ad-blocking options. Your options for further ad-blocking include the following:
- Adblock Warning Removal list - This will remove warnings on websites about running AdBlock.
- Antisocial filter list - This will remove the Facebook "Like" button along with all other social media buttons.
- EasyPrivacy - Helps to protect your privacy by blocking tracking.
- Fanboy's Annoyances - Removes a variety of small annoyances around the web.
- Malware protection - Blocks sites that have known malware issues.
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Close the AdBlock tab. Your Google Chrome browser should now be almost completely ad-free.

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If you're still seeing ads after you install an ad blocker: Since ads and websites are constantly changing, your ad blocker might not always recognize an ad, especially if the blocker isn't updated. If you do see an ad, right-click your ad blocker to pause or turn off the ad. That will teach the ad blocker to recognize that ad, so you shouldn't see it again.

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Open Google Chrome. It's the red, yellow, green, and blue sphere icon.
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Go to the Adblock Plus site. Go to https://adblockplus.org/ in Chrome's address bar.
- Adblock Plus has no relation to AdBlock.
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Click Agree and Install for Chrome . It's a green button on the right side of the page. Doing so will take you to your browser's respective extension installation page.
- This button will also have your browser's name in it.
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Click Add extension when prompted. This option is in the upper-right corner of the extension window. Adblock Plus will begin installing to your browser.
- Chrome will refresh the page when the Adblock Plus extension finishes installing.
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Click the Adblock Plus icon. It's a red stop sign with "ABP" written in white that's in the top-right side of the Chrome window.
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Click Options . This option is in the drop-down menu below the ABP icon.
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Uncheck the "Allow Acceptable Ads" box. It's in the "Acceptable Ads" section near the top of the page. This option allows some ads to display, so unchecking it will ensure that as many ads as possible are blocked.
- If this box is already unchecked, Adblock Plus isn't allowing non-intrusive advertising.
- If you don't see this option, make sure you're on the Filter lists tab of options.
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Close the Adblock Plus tab. Your Google Chrome browser should now be almost completely ad-free.

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How do I stop ads from Google Chrome from popping up once I click on something?

Adblock usually does the job for you, as does Google Chrome's setting that blocks pop-ups. But some ads still will pass through.
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How do I remove ads that appear when I watch YouTube?

They should be automatically gone. If not, try installing different ad blockers.
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How do I download an ad blocker?

If you're on Chrome, just go to the Chrome web store and search up adblockers and download the one you want.
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How can I stop all Google ads?

If you're using Adblock Plus, right click on the symbol (next to your favorites star) and then click options. (Or just click it and then click options at the bottom of the "pop-up" )Then un-select the "Allow Some Un-Obtrusive Advertising" Also, make sure that both Adblock Warning Removal List and EasyList are selected and refreshed.
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What can cause whitelisted sites to still be blocked?

Usually this would be caused by either typing in the domain incorrectly or if Adblock is not working. If this happens, check the spelling of the whitelisted domain, and if it is correct, then try a different ad blocker.
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How do I stop Chrome from remembering my email address?

When you enter a username (or email) and password, Chrome will ask in the upper right hand corner if you want to remember this password. Simply click no and it won't remember it.
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I am getting ads on my desktop as a notification, I have disabled the pop-ups and ads on Chrome but this type of ads appearing on my desktop is really annoying me. How do I remove them?

Acuto Doppio

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These types of ads are called push notifications. Double check that you have turned these off, and that you've disabled push notifications on all sites that are giving you these notifications. However, if this doesn't solve the problem, this may be related to an adware problem. Run a virus scan and see if it finds anything, then remove the malicious program if it exists.
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When I loaded AdBlock I was asked for a payment? Is there a free ad blocker I can use for this?

That probably just means it's a paid adblocker, so get a free adblocker instead.
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How can I block information that identifies my computer's location when I send emails?

Get a VPN. VPNs can "change" your location, making it really really hard to find your real location.

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You can add custom filters that target specific types of ads (e.g., sidebar ads on Facebook) to both Adblock Plus and AdBlock from within the respective extension's Options menu.

Some sites will be inaccessible while using an ad-blocker. To access these sites, you'll need to whitelist them by opening your ad-blocker's Options page, selecting the Whitelist option, and entering the websites' URLs.

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1. Click the Chrome menu.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click Advanced.
4. Click Content Settings.
5. Click Ads.
6. Slide the "Blocked" switch to On.
7. Click the back button and select Pop-ups and redirects.
8. Slide the "Allowed" switch to Off.

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