How to Turn Off an Ad Blocker in Google Chrome

To turn off an ad blocker in Google Chrome on a computer, open More > Extensions > Manage extensions, find the blocker, and turn its switch off. Reload the website so it can load with the extension disabled. To allow ads on just one website, use the blocker’s site pause instead.

Chrome’s built-in intrusive-ad filter, installed extensions, and filters in separate apps or DNS services have separate controls. More than one can be active, so changing Chrome’s ad setting may leave another filter running. On a phone or tablet, use the Android or iPhone controls below.

Turn off an extension on your computer

In desktop Chrome on Windows, macOS, Linux, or ChromeOS, open More > Extensions > Manage extensions. Find your ad-blocking extension and turn its switch off. Return to the affected tab and reload the website. Repeat this for any additional blockers, since disabling one leaves the others active.

Removing an extension uninstalls it from Chrome. If you want to remove it, open More > Extensions > Manage extensions, select Remove on its card, then confirm Remove. Alternatively, right-click its toolbar icon, select Remove from Chrome, and confirm Remove.

If your organization locks the extension in managed Chrome on Windows, macOS, or Linux, ask your administrator to change its policy. The administrator can use normal_installed for an automatically installed extension that users may disable. Setting installation_mode to removed uninstalls the blocker and prevents reinstallation. To take that removal route, the administrator configures ExtensionSettings for the blocker’s extension ID with installation_mode set to removed.

Pause blocking for one website

With AdBlock, visit the website, open the AdBlock toolbar icon, and click Pause on this site. The page reloads automatically. The exception lasts seven days, and each visit during that period renews it for another seven days.

For Adblock Plus, visit the website and open its toolbar icon. Turn off the upper toggle to allow ads across the website, or turn off the lower toggle for only the current page, then click Refresh. Its pause expires after seven days without another visit, while return visits renew it.

In uBlock Origin Lite, visit the website, open the extension’s toolbar popup, and move the filtering-mode slider completely left to no filtering. Reload the page if you have disabled automatic reloading. Original uBlock Origin requires Manifest V2, which cannot run in Chrome 139 or later. For current Chrome, use Lite’s slider or Chrome’s extension switch.

For the AdGuard Browser Extension, click its toolbar icon, then click the pause-protection icon in the popup’s upper-right corner. Reload the website afterward. This controls the browser extension; the separate AdGuard application has its own controls.

Allow ads through Chrome’s built in filter

To allow ads on one website in desktop Chrome, visit that website and select View site information to the left of its address. Open Site settings, then under Permissions, change Intrusive ads to Allow. Reload the page to apply the exception.

To allow ads through Chrome’s filter on all websites, open More > Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings > Additional content settings > Intrusive ads. Under Default behavior, select Any site you visit can show any ad to you. This changes Chrome’s intrusive-ad filtering without disabling installed extensions.

Current Chrome menus call this setting Intrusive ads, replacing the older Ads wording. If an extension still blocks the website, use its pause control or turn it off in Manage extensions.

Turn off ad blocking on Android

On an Android phone or tablet, open Chrome and tap More > Settings > Site settings. Under Content, tap Intrusive ads, then turn on Intrusive ads. The switch permits ads when enabled.

If you use the separate AdGuard for Android app, open AdGuard and select App management, the third icon in the bottom navigation. Select Chrome and turn off Filter app content. To bypass AdGuard’s processing more broadly for Chrome, also disable Chrome’s traffic routing in that screen.

You can also reach these controls through an available AdGuard notification. Swipe down, expand the notification, tap Assistant, then open Apps > Chrome > App management and disable Chrome’s protection. If that notification is unavailable, open App management in AdGuard directly.

Check ad filtering on iPhone or iPad

If you have configured DNS protection in AdGuard for iOS or AdGuard Pro, open AdGuard and go to Protection > DNS protection. Turn that module off, then reload the website in Chrome. This changes system-wide DNS filtering, so its effect extends beyond Chrome.

Safari content-blocking controls do not control Chrome. If the missing content is a popup, use Chrome’s popup controls below; popup blocking and DNS-based ad blocking are separate.

Check the separate AdGuard desktop app

On Windows 10 or later, open the AdGuard application, select Home, and turn the main protection switch off. Reload the website in Chrome. This pauses protection in the application.

To exclude Chrome using AdGuard for Windows 8.0’s app-management interface, open AdGuard > App management and select Chrome. Disable its filtering and routing controls, then reload the affected pages. This changes how AdGuard handles Chrome specifically.

On a Mac with AdGuard’s Browser Assistant already installed in Chrome, open the Assistant. Turn off the switch beneath the website name to exclude that website, or click the upper-right pause icon to disable protection. The Assistant also offers a 30-second pause.

Check DNS filtering when ads remain blocked

A custom DNS service can keep blocking advertising requests after you disable an extension. Change these controls only when that configured service supplies the filtering. Turning off secure DNS does not guarantee ads will load, because the replacement network DNS may also filter them.

On desktop Chrome, open More > Settings > Privacy and security > Security. Under Advanced, change the provider under Use secure DNS to a non-filtering replacement, or turn off Use secure DNS. Managed browsers may restrict this setting; if yours does, ask your administrator about the filtering configuration.

On ChromeOS, open Chrome’s Settings > Privacy and security > Security. Under Advanced, select Manage secure DNS in ChromeOS settings, then turn off Use secure connections to look up sites if that custom configuration supplies the filtering. Network-level filtering can remain active.

In Chrome for Android, open More > Settings > Privacy and security. Under Security, tap Use secure DNS, then change the provider or turn off Use secure DNS. This is separate from Android’s system Private DNS setting, and the replacement DNS must be unfiltered for that blocking to stop.

On a Pixel or an Android device with stock-style settings, open the device’s Settings > Network & internet > Private DNS. Select Automatic or Off, then tap Save to stop using a manually selected filtering provider. Other manufacturers may use a different path to Private DNS. Ads can remain blocked if the replacement DNS also filters them.

If you use a private AdGuard DNS account, open the AdGuard DNS Dashboard > Servers, select the server your device uses, and open Blocklists. Disable the enabled advertising blocklists; this affects devices connected to that server, and other lists or custom rules can continue blocking requests. Sign in only through AdGuard’s own app or website, and never share a code, password, or remote access with someone who contacts you.

If you own a network using Pi-hole, you can pause its domain blocking for five minutes. This affects all clients using that Pi-hole instance, so run the following command on the Pi-hole host only when you want that network-wide pause.

pihole disable 5m

Reload Chrome after changing the setting. To resume blocking before the five minutes end, run the following command.

pihole enable

Allow popups when that is what Chrome blocked

On desktop Chrome, click Pop-up blocked in the address bar and open the desired popup link. For a lasting exception, select Always allow pop-ups and redirects from [site], then select Done. This changes popup permission without disabling an ad-blocking extension.

On Android, visit the page where Chrome blocked the popup and tap Always show at the bottom of the page. This permits the blocked popup separately from the ad-filtering controls.

On iPhone or iPad, open Chrome > More > Settings > Content Settings > Block Pop-ups, then turn off Block Pop-ups. Alternatively, on a page with a blocked popup, under Pop-ups blocked, tap Always show.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I open a website without the blocker in an Incognito window?

Yes, for a desktop extension, open More > Extensions > Manage extensions > Details and make sure Allow in incognito is off for that blocker. Open More > New Incognito window and visit the website, or press Ctrl + Shift + N on Windows, Linux, or ChromeOS, or Command + Shift + N on Mac. This leaves regular windows unchanged and does not bypass system or network filters.

Can I use Guest browsing without changing my extension settings?

On desktop Chrome for Windows, macOS, or Linux where Guest is available, select the Profile icon, open Guest, and visit the website. That session leaves your original profile’s extension configuration intact. System-level and network-level filtering can still apply.

How do I pause AdBlock from a right click menu?

Right-click the webpage or AdBlock’s toolbar icon and select Pause on this site or Pause on all sites. When pausing all sites, refresh existing tabs; blocking resumes when you restart the browser. If the webpage menu commands are missing, open AdBlock, select the gear icon, open General, and enable Add items to the right click menu.

Can AdBlock allow ads by default but keep blocking selected websites?

Yes, open AdBlock, select the gear icon, and open Customize. Under Stop blocking ads, select Show ads everywhere except for these domains, then add the domains where blocking should continue. This mode stays active until you change it.

Can I allow only a particular page or group of pages in AdBlock?

Yes, open AdBlock’s toolbar icon, select More, and choose More pause options. Adjust the site or page slider to the URL scope you want, then click Exclude.

How do I add a custom filtering exception in AdBlock?

Create the exception using the filter-syntax documentation linked from AdBlock’s help. Open AdBlock, select the gear icon, then open Customize > Edit. Paste the exception into the filter editor, click Save, and reload the website.

Can I add a website through Adblock Plus settings?

Yes, open Adblock Plus, select the gear icon, and open Allowlisted websites. Enter the website URL and click Add website. The same seven-day expiration and renewal rules apply.

Should I reset Chrome if disabling the blocker does not help?

Treat a reset as a broad troubleshooting fallback after the targeted controls. It resets numerous browser settings to their defaults and affects extensions. In desktop Chrome, open More > Settings > Reset settings > Restore settings to their original defaults, then confirm Reset settings.