Turn off Notifications / Pop-ups in Chrome or Edge

Turn off Notifications / Pop-ups in Chrome or Edge

Google Chrome Notifications

  1. Open Chrome Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click three dots menu and then Settings.
  3. Under "Privacy and security", click Site Settings.
  4. Under Permissions, click Notifications.
  5. Note any unfamiliar websites then get rid of them, in the bottom 'Allowed to send notification' section:
    1. Click the three dots menu  to the right of the site, and then click Delete
    2. Click Block if you believe you may want to Allow the site again in the future
    3. If you are unsure if a site is good simply remove all of them. The next time you visit the site you can always allow it again
    4. Block all future notifications prompts by clicking 'Don't allow sites to send notifications'
Be careful which websites you Allow notifications for as this allows them to send pop-ups (in bottom right) when you aren't even using the internet:

Sites may pretend to be legitimate (ex: weather or finance), but are malicious so check the website URL address is one you know before clicking Allow.


Microsoft Edge Notifications

  1. In Edge , go to Settings and more  in the upper right corner of your browser window.
  2. Select Settings  > Cookies and site permissions and select Notifications. Under Allow, you will find a list of websites that are currently sending you notifications.
  3. Select the three dots next to the website from which you want to stop receiving notifications and select Remove


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