How to Disable JavaScript

 Posted on June 7, 2023  |  1 minutes  |  147 words  |  Trudie Dory

This wikiHow teaches you how to turn off your web browser's JavaScript support. JavaScript is responsible for loading dynamic content in webpages, so turning it off can help websites load faster than usual. Most web browsers and their...

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Using Safari on Desktop

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    Open Safari. Click or double-click the Safari app icon, which resembles a blue compass, in your Mac's Dock.

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    Click Safari. It's in the top-left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.

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    Click Preferences…. This is in the drop-down menu. The Preferences window will open.

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    Click the Security tab. You'll see this tab at the top of the window.

  • Picture 24 of How to Disable JavaScript Uncheck the "Enable JavaScript" box. It's next to the "Web content" heading in the middle of the window. Doing so disables JavaScript in Safari.
  • If this box is already unchecked, JavaScript is disabled in Safari.
    • Kareem Winters Kareem Winters

    Update 05 March 2020

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