How to enable and disable JavaScript in Firefox I don't understand why the Firefox programmers / designers make it annoyingly difficult to disable and enable JavaScript globally. It was easier in the old Netscape browser a gazillion years ago. Method 1: Via about:config # In Firefox's address bar, type about:config and press Enter. # Click I'll be careful, I promise! button. # In the search bar, search for javascript.enabled. # Double click on the row of preference named javascript.enabled to change the value to False. ... # JavaScript is now disabled. hr. http://pchelp.ricmedia.com/enable-disable-javascript-mozilla-firefox-win/ This is absurd to expect "normal" users to take these steps. Open Firefox In the address bar, type about:config then press Enter on your keyboard Please note, if your version of Firefox was pre-installed on your machine or device, altering settings in this was may void your warranty Otherwise, click on the I’ll be careful, I promise! button to continue In the search bar, type javascript.enabled to find the preference option of the same name Right-click on the javascript.enabled option, then click on the Toggle menu item The Value column should now read as false, meaning JavaScript is disabled. A Value of true means JavaScript is enabled Restart Firefox then visit whatismyipaddress.ricmedia.com to confirm JavaScript status To enable JavaScript, follow the steps again and Toggle it’s Value to true #browser - #moronism - #javascript - #howto