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Today, this article will show you how to Enable or Disable Javascript on Web Browsers. Almost all Internet browsers come with JavaScript already loaded and turned on. JavaScript programs that run in your browser improve or make possible a lot of the things you can do on a website.
So, if you turn off JavaScript, some websites might not work the way they should. JavaScript is a coding language for websites. Since 1995, it has been a big part of web design. This scripting language works with HTML and lets creators make websites that are more interactive.
JavaScript is used to add engaging parts to many websites. JavaScript is a computer language that was once called LiveScript. It is used by most websites. It lets web creators add code to the pages they make. As the most famous programming language, JavaScript is used by almost all web browsers to run code on devices.
How to Enable or Disable Javascript on Chrome
- On the web browser menu click on the “Customize and control Google Chrome” and select “Settings“.
- In the “Settings” section click on the “Show advanced settings...”
- Under the the “Privacy” click on the “Content settings...”.
- When the dialog window opens, look for the “JavaScript” section and select “Allow all sites to run JavaScript (recommended)”.
- Click on the “OK” button to close it.
- Close the “Settings” tab.
- Click on the “Reload” button of the web browser to refresh the page.
How to Enable or Disable Javascript on Internet Explorer
- On web browser menu click “Tools” icon and select “Internet Options“.
- In the “Internet Options” window select the “Security” tab.
- On the “Security” tab click on the “Custom level...” button.
- When the “Security Settings – Internet Zone” dialog window opens, look for the “Scripting” section.
- In the “Active Scripting” item select “Enable“.
- When the “Warning!” window pops out asking “Are you sure you want to change the settings for this zone?” select “Yes“.
- In the “Internet Options” window click on the “OK” button to close it.
- Click on the “Refresh” button of the web browser to refresh the page.
How to Enable or Disable Javascript on Mozilla Firefox
- In the address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
- Click “I’ll be careful, I promise” if a warning message appears.
- In the search box, search for javascript.enabled
- Toggle the “javascript.enabled” preference (right-click and select “Toggle” or double-click the preference) to change the value from “false” to “true”.
- Click on the “Reload” button of the web browser to refresh the page.
How to Enable or Disable Javascript on Safari
- On the web browser menu click on the “Edit” and select “Preferences“.
- In the “Preferences” window select the “Security” tab.
- In the “Security” tab section “Web content” mark the “Enable JavaScript” checkbox.
- Click on the “Reload” button of the web browser to refresh the page.
How to Enable or Disable Javascript on Opera
- Click on Opera icon “Menu” and than “Settings“.
- 2. Click on “Websites” and then choose “Allow all sites to run JavaScript (recommended)”
- 3. Click on the “Reload” button of the web browser to refresh the page.
FAQs
It stops a few things on websites, such as tracking cookies, which makes your privacy better. Websites can also break when JavaScript is turned off, which makes the user experience worse. It makes it impossible for a hacker to put bad code on a website you’re looking at.
Summary. JavaScript is a coding programming language that is used on many Internet Web sites. It runs on the web browser to make certain parts of the web page work. If JavaScript is turned off in your browser, some or all of the page’s information or features might not be available.