Get the Most Out of AdBlock!

Make your internet experience even better with these simple tips.

Make it Easy to Find AdBlock

In an effort to declutter the browser toolbar, Edge, Chrome, and other browser developers are “hiding” browser extensions after they’re installed. To ensure that AdBlock remains easy to find, you’ll want to pin it to your browser. When you pin an extension to your browser’s toolbar, you’ll be able to open it with one click whenever you need to.

Pinning AdBlock will give you quick access to the AdBlock menu. When you click on the AdBlock menu, you can see how many ads you’re currently blocking along with how many you’ve blocked in total.

You can pause AdBlock or access our manual hiding wizard to block even more ads right from the menu. Opening the AdBlock menu is also the place where you can reach out to support or access your settings to customize your extension.

  1. Click the puzzle icon in Chrome’s toolbar to access the Chrome Extensions Menu.
  2. Find the AdBlock icon (red stop sign) in the list in the dropdown that appears.
  3. Click on the pin icon to add the extension to your toolbar. The pin icon will turn blue once the extension is successfully pinned to your toolbar.
  1. Click the puzzle icon to open the Edge Extensions Menu.
  2. Find the AdBlock icon (red stop sign) in the list in the dropdown that appears.
  3. Click on the view/hide icon (eye icon) to add the AdBlock icon to the toolbar.
  1. Click the puzzle icon in the upper right corner to open the Firefox Extensions list.
  2. Find the AdBlock icon (red stop sign) in the list in the dropdown that appears.
  3. Click on the settings icon (gear) next to the AdBlock extension.
  4. Click Pin to Toolbar.

Enable AdBlock for Private Browsing

Are you someone that uses their browser’s private browsing mode? In Google Chrome, this is called Incognito Mode. In Edge, it’s called InPrivate. And for Firefox, it’s just called private browsing.

If so, it’s important to know that your browser’s private browsing function typically disables browser extensions. This is because extensions are often made by third parties and often involve tracking your browser history.

If you want to use AdBlock while browsing in private mode, it’s easy to enable.

  1. Enter chrome://extensions in the address bar to show a list of all your extensions.
  2. Find AdBlock in the extensions list and click Details.
  3. Scroll down and click the toggle switch next to Allow in incognito.
  1. Enter edge://extensions in the address bar to show a list of all your extensions.
  2. Find AdBlock in the extensions list and click Details.
  3. Scroll down and click the toggle switch next to Allow in InPrivate.
  1. Enter about:addons in the address bar to show a list of all your extensions.
  2. On the left side menu, click Extensions.
  3. Find AdBlock in the extensions list and click the three dot menu.
  4. Select Manage.
  5. Scroll down to Run in Private Windows and select Allow.

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