Pop-up windows are usually generated in JavaScript through a "window.open" command and load a separate Web page. Excessive use of pop-ups can ruin a browsing experience on a site.

Click the "Add" button and then click the "Close" button on the Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog box. Click the "OK" button on the Internet Options dialog box to close.

How to tell when a site is using pop-ups that you want Check your Apple Watch and confirm that it's not 2007. Then click on the button or link you're trying to use, and look at the Safari address bar.

The humble pop-up window wasn't always a tool for spam, and it still can be used for good and not evil. When Safari is stopping you from seeing one you actually want, here's what to do.

Once you’re on Facebook, right-click in an open space on the site and select Create shortcut from the context menu. IE will then show a pop-up window asking if you want to create a desktop shortcut.