How to Stop a Website from Redirecting in Chrome

Clicking a link sends you somewhere else, or a page bounces to an ad or an unfamiliar search engine on its own. Chrome already blocks most redirects and pop-ups, so a redirect that keeps getting through is usually being launched by something you have installed rather than by the page. Work through the steps below in order.

Use the blocked icon in the address bar

When Chrome stops a redirect, a small blocked icon appears at the right of the address bar. Click it to see what was blocked. Blocking is already the default, so leave it alone; the only choice the bubble offers is Always allow pop-ups and redirects from that site, which is for sites you trust.

Confirm the global setting

Go to Settings, Privacy and security, Site settings, Pop-ups and redirects, and make sure the default is Don't allow sites to send pop-ups or use redirects. Check the Allowed list underneath and remove anything you did not add deliberately.

Remove the extension causing it

Open the three-dot menu, Extensions, Manage Extensions. Remove anything you do not recognize or did not install on purpose, especially coupon, download helper, or search tools. These are the usual source of ad and notification redirects.

Run Safety check

Go to Settings, Privacy and security, Safety check and click Go. It flags harmful extensions, compromised passwords, and settings that have been changed without permission.

Check the search engine and startup pages

Redirect software often rewrites both. Open Settings, Search engine and set the one you want, deleting unknown entries under Manage search engines. Then open Settings, On startup and remove any page you did not add.

Clear cookies for the offending site

On the site, click the tune icon at the left of the address bar, open Cookies and site data, choose Manage on-device site data, and click the delete icon next to the entry. A stale cookie can keep sending you to a country or affiliate page on every visit.

On a work computer. A forced redirect can be an administrator policy rather than anything you can change. Check the active policies here and speak to whoever manages the machine:

chrome://policy

On a phone. Constant redirects usually come from a recently installed app, not the browser. Uninstall anything added around the time it started, then check Settings, Site settings, Pop-ups and redirects in the Chrome app.

Sources. Block or allow pop-ups in Chrome - Computer - Google Chrome Help, Manage Chrome safety and security - Computer - Google Chrome Help.