JavaScript is a scripting language used on websites for interactive features. Disabling it can prevent security risks and pop-up ads, but may cause websites to not function properly. Each browser has different steps to disable it.
JavaScript® is a scripting language used on websites to create interactive features on websites. The decision to disable JavaScript® is usually to close some potential security risks, stop pop-up ads, which are commonly programmed through JavaScript®, or make pages load faster, as JavaScript® takes longer to load. If you’re concerned about security risks, realize that those risks are more rumor than fact, because JavaScript® is generally considered a secure scripting language. The steps to disable JavaScript® are different for each Internet browser. Here’s how to disable JavaScript® using Internet Explorer®, Firefox®, Safari®, Opera and Chrome.
For Internet Explorer®, click on the “Tools” option at the top of the browser window and select “Internet Options”. Click on the tab labeled “Security” and set it to “Custom Level”. Scroll through the list and click on “Scripting”. Click “Disable” and then close Internet Explorer®. Restart Internet Explorer® to disable JavaScript®.
With Firefox®, open the “Preferences” menu by clicking “Firefox®” at the top for Apple® computers or “Tools” then “Options” on Windows® operating systems. Click the “Content” icon at the top of the preferences window. Go to the list labeled “Enable JavaScript®” and click the checkbox to make it empty. Close the Firefox® preferences menu to disable JavaScript®.
In Safari®, open the Safari® preferences window. Do this on Windows®-based computers by clicking on “Edit” then “Preferences”. Do this on Apple® computers by clicking on “Safari®” and then on “Preferences”. Click on the “Security” padlock icon. Go to “Enable JavaScript®” and click the checkbox to make it empty, then close the window to disable JavaScript®.
Opera users will disable JavaScript® by first opening the “Quick Preferences” window. Windows® users find this window via the “Tools” menu at the top and Apple® users find it via the “Opera” menu at the top. Click “Enable JavaScript®” so that the checkbox is deactivated and JavaScript® will be disabled.
Disable JavaScript® in Google Chrome by first clicking on the wrench icon at the top right of your browser window. Click on “Options” and then select the “Under the Hood” tab. Under the “Privacy” heading, click on “Content Settings” and choose “Do not allow any site to run JavaScript®”. Click “Close” twice to disable JavaScript®.
While there are some benefits to disabling JavaScript®, such as stopping pop-ups and needing less loading time, there are consequences as well. Websites that run primarily through JavaScript® and use pop-ups as an explanatory device will not work properly. Other websites that use JavaScript® for their interactivity will also not work properly. You may need to enable JavaScript® at times for certain websites to work.
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