Web Browsers - Disabling Java Plug-In
This document describes how to disable the Java add-on in your browser.
Chrome
- Click on Customize and control Google Chrome, (the icon with three stacked horizontal lines) then click settings.
- Scroll to the bottom of Settings, and click Show advanced Settings.
- Under the Privacy section, click Content Settings.
- In the Plug-ins section, click Disable individual plug-ins.
- If Java is installed, there should be an item called Java(TM) Platform SE...
- To disable the add-on, click the Disable link. You can re-enable Java at any time by returning to plugins and clicking Enable.
Firefox (Windows)
- Click Ctrl+Shift+A to access the Add-ons menu.
- On the left side menu, click plugins.
- If Java is installed, there should be an item called Java(TM) Platform SE.
- To disable the add-on, click the dropdown menu and select Never Activate. You can re-enable Java at any time by returning to plugins and selecting either Ask to Activate (recommended) or Always Activate.
Internet Explorer (Windows)
- Select Manage Add-ons from the tools menu.
- Scroll down to Java(TM) Plugin SSV Helper and click disable.
- You can re-enable Java any time by going back to this screen and clicking enable.
Firefox (Mac)
- From the Tools menu, click Add-ons
- On the left side menu, click plugins.
- If Java is installed, there should be an item called Java(TM) Platform SE.
- To disable the add-on, click the dropdown menu and select Never Activate. You can re-enable Java at any time by returning to plugins and selecting either Ask to Activate (recommended) or Always Activate.
Safari (Mac)
- From the Safari menu, click preferences.
- In the Security section, click Manage Website Settings.
- From the list of plug-ins on the left, select Java
- To disable Java on all websites, delete any sites listed under Configured Websites and change the When visiting other websites dropdown to block. If you would like to re-enable Java, go back to this drop down and select Ask.
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