How do I stop pop-up or pop-under Internet ads in Explorer

Solution

There are hundreds of different software programs that are designed to help stop, block, or prevent pop-up, pop-under, and other Internet intrusive and annoying advertising on the Internet. 

Microsoft Internet Explorer users

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 users

Users who are using Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 can be thankful that Microsoft has decided to include a popup blocker in the browser. By default this option should be enabled if you wish to change the settings of how this feature works or want to verify if it is enabled or not you can follow the below steps.

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click Tools
3. Click Options
4. Click the Privacy tab

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Stop Internet Explorer from opening Excel files

Cause

By default, Microsoft Internet Explorer will open Microsoft Excel pages within the browser window. Some users may find this unnecessary or may not wish to open the file and instead save the file to the hard drive and later open it with Excel.

Solutions

Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows 7

1. Open Control Panel
2. Open Folder Options
3. Click File types
4. Locate "XLS Microsoft Excel Worksheet" -- Tip: Scroll to items beginning with 'X' by pressing the 'X' key on the keyboard.
5. Click the Advanced button.

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How to reset Internet Explorer settings

Is browsing always slow in Internet Explorer? Does it frequently freeze or crash? Do you receive error messages that say Internet Explorer has "encountered a problem and has to close"? Or messages that a Visual C++ "runtime error" has occurred in Iexplore.exe?

To reset Internet Explorer automatically, follow these steps:

Note: This Microsoft Fix it is supported by Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.

1. Click this button:
2. In the File Download dialog box, click Run, and then follow the steps in the wizard.
3. In the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box, click Reset.

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Click to select the Delete personal settings check box if you also want to remove browsing history, search providers, Accelerators, home pages, Tracking Protection, and ActiveX Filtering data.

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