AdBlock for desktop versions of Chrome, Edge, and Firefox allow you to use a keyboard shortcut or the page's context (right-click) menu to quickly pause or resume ad blocking.
Pause and unpause AdBlock using a keyboard shortcut in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox
In some cases the default shortcut keys for AdBlock are pre-set as follows:
Windows: Ctrl + . (hold the Control key and press the period key)
Mac: Cmd + . (hold the Command key and press the period key)
The shortcut is a toggle: Press the key combination once to pause AdBlock. Press again to unpause. To activate the change, refresh the page (Ctrl + R/Cmd + R).
Change or remove the keyboard shortcut
If AdBlock's default keyboard shortcut (Ctrl + . or Cmd + .) conflicts with a shortcut used by another extension, you can change it easily in all three browsers.
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Enter chrome://extensions in the address bar.
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Select Keyboard shortcuts.
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Click the pencil icon to make an edit to the shortcut.
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Type the keys you want to assign or leave blank.
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Enter edge://extensions in the address bar.
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Select Keyboard shortcuts.
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Click the pencil icon to make an edit to the shortcut.
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Type the keys you want to assign or leave blank.
- Enter about:addons in the address bar.
- Click on the gear icon and select Manage Extension Shortcuts.
- Clear the shortcut completely by clicking on the trash symbol. To create a new shortcut, enter the keyboard combo of your choice.
Pause and unpause AdBlock using the page context menu in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox
Right-click on the page and select AdBlock > Pause on this site or AdBlock > Pause on all sites:
If you are viewing a page or site that has already been added to the allowlist, the context menu changes:
To unpause AdBlock, right-click the page and select Resume blocking ads: