Microsoft plans to add pop-up blocking features to Internet Explorer next year as part of its Service Pack 2 update for Windows XP, a move that would go far toward stamping out the Web advertisements.

It's easy to stop pop-ups on a Windows 10 PC for your system and browser. You just need to edit your notification settings ...

Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, in addition to providing a host of security enhancements, will block pop-ups in Internet Explorer (IE) by default, Microsoft said Wednesday. The beta version of the ...

Not so long ago, you could barely open a Web site without being buried in pop-up ads — unwanted windows advertising anything up to and including the kitchen sink. They existed for one very good reason ...