# Firefox can't remember to block pop-ups. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 20, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-cant-remember-to-block-pop-ups/453536 "2008-06-20T00:36:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-cant-remember-to-block-pop-ups/453536/1 "2008-06-20T00:36:49Z")
I’m having the oddest issue with my browser. I can turn the pop-up blocker on, and it’ll stay on until I exit out. The next time I restart, it’s disabled. I had this problem with Firefox 2, and while I was hoping that upgrading to Firefox 3 would fix it, it didn’t. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-cant-remember-to-block-pop-ups/453536/2 "2008-06-20T00:38:28Z")
[QUOTE=ultrafilter] I’m having the oddest issue with my browser. I can turn the pop-up blocker on, and it’ll stay on until I exit out. The next time I restart, it’s disabled. I had this problem with Firefox 2, and while I was hoping that upgrading to Firefox 3 would fix it, it didn’t. Any ideas? [/QUOTE] They suggest you uninstall 2 before installing 3. Maybe that’s the problem? ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-cant-remember-to-block-pop-ups/453536/3 "2008-06-20T00:43:13Z")
I’d be more inclined to believe that if the problem hadn’t already existed before I upgraded.