How to Enable JavaScript in Internet Explorer

Last Updated: July 10, 2022

Enabling JavaScript in Internet Explorer will allow you to view websites and web pages that have been developed using this type of programming language. JavaScript can be enabled from the Internet Options menu within Tools in Internet Explorer.

Steps

1
Launch a session of Internet Explorer on your computer or device.
2
Click on “Tools” at the top of your session and select “Internet Options.” The Internet Options window will display on-screen.

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3
Click on the “Security” tab.
4
Click on the “Internet” button.
5
Click on “Custom Level.”
6
Navigate to the section called “Security Settings – Internet Zone.”
7
Scroll down to the “Scripting” section.
8
Select “Enable” below the option that reads “Active Scripting.”
9
Click on “OK,” or select the option that saves your preferences in Internet Options.
10
Click on the “Back” button in your session of Internet Explorer.
11
Click on the “Refresh” button in your browser. Internet Explorer will refresh and start running JavaScript going forward.^{[1]
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