How to Enable JavaScript on Google Chrome

JavaScript is a scripting language that is often used by web developers to add dynamic interactions and functionalities to websites. Today, popular web browsers such as Google Chrome have JavaScript enabled by default, providing access to dynamic interactions on the web.

With JavaScript disabled, these dynamic interactions will not run smoothly when viewing websites. For instance, if you turn off JavaScript in your Chrome browser, you can say goodbye to automated updates on your Facebook and Twitter timeline. Similarly, websites like YouTube will become almost impossible to use when you turn off the JavaScript feature in your Chrome browser.

This guide tells you in simple terms how you can either enable or disable JavaScript; all that is required is a PC/laptop running a Google Chrome browser.

Follow the simple procedure below to tell if JavaScript is activated in your Google Chrome browser.

You can simply make use of the <noscript> function to tell if JavaScript is enabled in your Chrome browser. The <noscript> tag is used to control – or handle (whichever is appropriate) – websites that neither support scripting nor recognize the <script> tag.

If JavaScript is turned off in your Chrome browser, the <noscript> element will be displayed as an alternative text message.

1. Open up Google Chrome browser on your device
2. Click on the Menu icon (three dots) at the top-right corner of your screen.
3. Select “Settings” on the drop-down menu – the third option from the bottom
4. Now click “Privacy and security” on the left sidebar menu.
5. Under “Privacy and security,” select “Site settings.”
6. Under “Site Settings,” scroll until you find “JavaScript” and click it.
7. Toggle the switch to “Allowed (recommended)” – it will turn blue when enabled.

Windows 10 users who wish to turn on JavaScript in Chrome can do so in just a few easy steps:

1. Open Google Chrome browser on your Windows 10 PC/Laptop.
2. Click on the Menu icon (vertical three dots) located at the top-right corner of your browser’s interface.
3. Select “Settings” from the drop-down – it’s usually the third option from the bottom.
4. Now, select “Privacy and settings” on the left sidebar of the “Settings” window.
5. Under “Privacy and Security”, find the section labeled “Site Settings” and then click on it.
6. Scroll down the page until you locate the “JavaScript” section and then select it.
7. Click the toggle to turn on “Allowed (recommended)”. It will turn blue when activated.
8. JavaScript is now enabled.

Note: should there be any site that you do not want to run JavaScript on then you can add it to your browser’s “Block” list.

Windows 8 users who wish to turn on JavaScript in Chrome can do so in just a few easy steps:

1. First, you need to open – or launch, as the case may be – Chrome and navigate to the “Settings” menu of Chrome.
2. Choose to display the “Advanced” settings.
3. Under “Advanced” settings, navigate down to the privacy section and select “Content Settings.”
4. Choose to disable individual plugins from the “Plugins” section.

Scroll down the page till you find the Java plugin, then select the enable link. This way, you have successfully enabled JavaScript on your Google Chrome running on a Windows 8 system.

1. Enter the link “chrome://flags/#enable-npapi” into the URL field of your browser.
2. Choose the Enable link you will find on the landing page for Windows.
3. Choose “Relaunch Now”. This will cause your browser to restart, but this time, with enabled Java support.

Mac users who wish to turn on JavaScript in Chrome can do so in just a few easy steps:

1. Launch your Chrome browser and navigate to the Chrome menu. After this, select the “Preferences” menu.
2. Click the “Under the Hood” tab.
3. Click “Content Settings” from the Privacy section.
4. Click on the JavaScript tab and select the option to allow all websites to run JavaScript.
5. Close the window and refresh your browser.

Should you also want to have JavaScript disabled in your Chrome then follow the simple steps below:

1. Open Google Chrome browser.
2. Click on the Menu icon (vertical three dots) located at the top-right corner of your browser’s window.
3. Select “Settings” from the drop-down – it’s usually the third option from the bottom.
4. Click on the “Privacy and settings” item on the left window pane.
5. Under “Privacy and Security”, find the section labeled “Site Settings” and then click on it.
6. Scroll down the page until you locate “JavaScript” section and then click on it.
7. Click the toggle to turn off “Allowed (recommended)”. It will change to “blocked”.
8. JavaScript is now disabled.