{"id":55656,"date":"2012-05-02T09:13:33","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T13:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=55656"},"modified":"2023-05-01T12:39:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T16:39:50","slug":"windows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/support\/browsers\/pop-up-blocker\/windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Pop-up Blocker &#8211; Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bbvista8\">\n<a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and Firefox all come with a pop-up blocker, which must be configured to allow Blackboard Learn to use pop-up windows. If you have an external pop-up blocker, such as the Google Toolbar, please see the section on <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"show_div('otherpopups');\">configuring external pop-up blockers<\/a> for Blackboard Learn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please Note:<\/strong> Many anti-virus programs also include pop-up blockers which can interfere with applications such as Blackboard Learn. If you have configured your browser to allow pop-ups or have them turned off and still have issues with pop-up windows consult your anti-virus documentation for allowing pop-up windows.<\/p>\n<p>BU does offer <a href=\"\/tech\/services\/cccs\/desktop\/device-security\/endpoint-protection\/\">free CrowdStrike anti-virus<\/a> for members of the Boston University community, which doesn&#8217;t interfere with pop-ups. <\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><input name=\"os\" type=\"radio\" id=\"ie1\" onclick=\"show_div('ie')\" value=\"ie\"><br \/>\n   <label for=\"ie1\">Microsoft Edge<\/label>\n<\/td>\n<td><input name=\"os\" type=\"radio\" id=\"fx\" onclick=\"show_div('firefox')\" value=\"firefox\"><br \/>\n      <label for=\"fx\">Firefox <a href=\"#\" id=\"frc\">(FRC)<\/a><\/label>\n<\/td>\n<td><input name=\"os\" type=\"radio\" id=\"gchrome\" onclick=\"show_div('chrome')\" value=\"chrome\"><br \/>\n      <label for=\"gchrome\">Google Chrome <a href=\"#\" id=\"sc\">(SC)<\/a><\/label>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"bblearninfo\"><\/div>\n<p><!--Microsoft Edge --><\/p>\n<div id=\"ie\">\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/Microsoft-Edge-Chromium-banner.png\" alt=\"Edge logo\" width=\"140\" height=\"50\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-145315\" \/><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch <strong>Microsoft Edge<\/strong> from your desktop or the start menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>menu icon (\u2022\u2022\u2022)<\/strong> in the top right corner of your browser and choose <strong>&#8220;Settings.&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-8eee-636x320.png\" alt=\"Menu interface for selecting Settings\" width=\"636\" height=\"320\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-145302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-8eee-636x320.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-8eee-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-8eee-768x387.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-8eee-1536x774.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-8eee.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Scroll to <strong>&#8220;Cookies and site Permissions&#8221; <\/strong>on the left sidebar. Then, click <strong>&#8220;Pop-ups and redirects&#8221;<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/tempsnipeq-636x174.png\" alt=\"Menu interface for selecting Pop-ups and redirects\" width=\"636\" height=\"174\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-145306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/tempsnipeq-636x174.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/tempsnipeq-1024x280.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/tempsnipeq-768x210.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/tempsnipeq-1536x420.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/tempsnipeq.png 1777w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li> Click the <strong>&#8220;Add&#8221;<\/strong> button in the <strong>&#8220;Allow&#8221; <\/strong>box and enter the website address to allow pop-ups.(e.g. https:\/\/learn.bu.edu, https:\/\/cader.bu.edu, or https:\/\/onlinecampus.bu.edu).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/tempsnip-636x352.png\" alt=\"Pop-up settings with option to add URL exceptions in the box presented\" width=\"636\" height=\"352\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-145299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/tempsnip-636x352.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/tempsnip-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/tempsnip-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2023\/05\/tempsnip.png 1491w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Firefox --><\/p>\n<div id=\"firefox\">\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2009\/10\/fx-logo-sm2.jpg\" alt=\"fx-logo-sm\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" \/><a name=\"fx\"><\/a>Firefox Final Release Channel<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch Firefox from your desktop or start menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the menu icon, located in the upper right-hand corner of the web browser.<\/li>\n<li>In the menu that appears, click <strong>Options<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_menu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_menu-636x333.png\" alt=\"Firefox menu with Options highlighted\" width=\"636\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_menu-636x333.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_menu-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_menu-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_menu.png 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li> Click <strong>Privacy &#038; Security<\/strong> from the left-hand menu.\n<li>Ensure that  the checkbox labeled <strong>Block pop-up windows<\/strong> is checked and click the <strong>Exceptions&#8230;<\/strong> button located to the right.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_privacy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_privacy-636x314.png\" alt=\"Firefox Permissions settings with Pop-up blocking highlighted\" width=\"636\" height=\"314\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_privacy-636x314.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_privacy-1024x506.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_privacy-768x379.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_privacy.png 1358w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Depending on the website address that you&#8217;re using (such as https:\/\/learn.bu.edu, https:\/\/cader.bu.edu or https:\/\/onlinecampus.bu.edu for online courses), put that address into the <strong>Address of website<\/strong> text box.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Allow<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Save Changes<\/strong> to save and close the <strong>Allowed Websites &#8211; Pop-ups<\/strong> window.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_exceptions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_exceptions-636x470.png\" alt=\"Allowed websites pop-ups setting window in Firefox\" width=\"636\" height=\"470\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_exceptions-636x470.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/FF_exceptions.png 723w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Google Chrome --><\/p>\n<div id=\"chrome\">\n<h4> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2014\/06\/chrome_icon.jpg\" alt=\"Google Chrome icon\" width=\"25\" height=\"26\" \/> Google Chrome Stable Release Channel<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Google Chrome and click the menu icon located to the immediate right of the web address bar.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2013\/02\/chromepopup1.gif\" alt=\"Google Chrome Options\" width=\"625\" height=\"427\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>In the Privacy &#038; Security section, click the <strong>Site settings&#8230;<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_site_settings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_site_settings-636x283.png\" alt=\"Google Chrome Site Settings option\" width=\"636\" height=\"283\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_site_settings-636x283.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_site_settings.png 701w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Content<\/strong> section, click <strong>Pop-ups and redirects<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_content_settings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_content_settings-636x279.png\" alt=\"Chrome content settings\" width=\"636\" height=\"279\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_content_settings-636x279.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_content_settings.png 692w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Under Default behavior, click the <strong>Do not allow sites to send pop-ups or use redirects<\/strong> radio button.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_no_popups.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_no_popups-636x172.png\" alt=\"Google Chrome don&#039;t allow pop-ups option\" width=\"636\" height=\"172\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_no_popups-636x172.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_no_popups.png 663w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Add<\/strong> button to the right of Allowed to send pop-ups and use redirects option.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_add_site.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_add_site-636x44.png\" alt=\"Google Chrome add a site to pop-up exception list.\" width=\"636\" height=\"44\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-137361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_add_site-636x44.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_add_site.png 664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<li>Depending on the website address that you&#8217;re using (such as https:\/\/learn.bu.edu, https:\/\/cader.bu.edu or https:\/\/onlinecampus.bu.edu for online courses), put that address into the <strong>Site<\/strong> text box and click the <strong>Add<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_add_site_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2021\/10\/Chrome_add_site_2.png\" alt=\"Add site dialog box\" width=\"523\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-137362\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong> x <\/strong> to the right of the <strong>Settings<\/strong> tab to close out the browser&#8217;s Settings tab.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- end div Google Chrome --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Other pop-ups blockers --><\/p>\n<div id=\"otherpopups\">\n<h4>Allowing sites through other Pop-up Blockers<\/h4>\n<p>If you have configured your browser to allow pop-ups from Blackboard Learn, have checked your anti-virus and still don&#8217;t see pop-up windows, you may have a web browser toolbar with its own pop-up blocker installed.<\/p>\n<p>These may include, but are not limited to the list below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/toolbar.google.com\/popup_help.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Toolbar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virtualhrcenter.com\/popup_blockers.htm#Yahoo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yahoo! 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