How do i enable javascript to run?

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Because the Lync Web App and Microsoft 365 are cloud-based technologies, they require interactive browser functionality. This functionality is provided, in part, by JavaScript. You might have to enable JavaScript within your browser in order to ensure that your features work as expected.

Instructions for enabling JavaScript vary by browser. Select your browser from the list to learn how.

  1. Click Tools > Internet Options.

  2. Click the Security tab > Custom Level.

  3. In the Scripting section, click Enable for Active Scripting.

  4. In the dialog box that displays, click Yes.

JavaScript is supported in the Microsoft Edge web browser. However, it might have been disabled in your browser by an administrative setting. If you encounter a JavaScript error in Edge:

  1. On the More menu (...), select Open with Internet Explorer.

  2. Then, follow the procedures for Internet Explorer.

  1. If you’re running Windows OS, in the Firefox window, click Tools > Options.

    Tip:  If you’re running Mac OS, click the Firefox drop-down list > Preferences.

  2. On the Content tab, click the Enable JavaScript check box.

  1. If you’re running Windows OS, click Tools > Preferences.

    Tip:  If you’re running Mac OS, from the Safari menu, click >Preferences.

  2. Click Preferences > Security tab.

  3. Click the Enable JavaScript check box.

  4. Click Close and refresh the browser.

If you received an error that says, This site requires use of scripts, which your browser does not currently allow, clear the web browser cache to delete history cookies, and any other website data.

  • Select Preferences > Privacy > Remove all web site data > Remove now.

  1. Click the wrench icon on the toolbar.

  2. Click Options > Under the Hood.

  3. In the Privacy section, click Content settings.

  4. Scroll to the JavaScript section and click Allow all sites to run JavaScript (recommended).

  5. Close the Options tab and refresh the browser.

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Summary

Many Internet Web sites contain JavaScript, a scripting programming language that runs on the web browser to make specific features on the web page functional. If JavaScript has been disabled within your browser, the content or the functionality of the web page can be limited or unavailable. This article describes the steps for enabling JavaScript in web browsers.

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Internet Explorer

To allow all websites within the Internet zone to run scripts within Internet Explorer:

  1. On the web browser menu, click Tools or the "Tools" icon (which looks like a gear), and select Internet Options.

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  2. When the "Internet Options" window opens, select the Security tab.

  3. On the "Security" tab, make sure the Internet zone is selected, and then click on the "Custom level..." button.

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  4. In the Security Settings – Internet Zone dialog box, click Enable for Active Scripting in the Scripting section. 

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  5. When the "Warning!" window opens and asks, "Are you sure you want to change the settings for this zone?" select Yes.

  6. Click OK at the bottom of the Internet Options window to close the dialog.

  7. Click the Refresh button to refresh the page and run scripts.

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To allow scripting on a specific website, while leaving scripting disabled in the Internet zone, add the specific Web site to the Trusted sites zone:

  1. On the web browser menu, click Tools, or the "Tools" icon (which looks like a gear) and select Internet Options.

    How do i enable javascript to run?

  2. When the "Internet Options" window opens, select the Security tab.

  3. On the "Security" tab, select the Trusted sites zone and then click the Sites button.

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  4. For the website(s) you would like to allow scripting, enter the address within the Add this website to the zone text box and click Add. Note: If the address does not begin with "https:", you many need to uncheck "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone". 

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  5. Click Close and then click OK at the bottom of the Internet Options window to close the dialog.

  6. Click the Refresh button to refresh the page and run scripts.

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Google Chrome

To enable JavaScript in Google Chrome, please review and follow the instructions provided at Enable JavaScript in your browser to see ads on your site.

Mozilla Corporation’s Firefox

To enable JavaScript in Firefox, please review and follow the instructions provided at JavaScript settings for interactive web pages.

Need more help?

How do I fix JavaScript enabled?

In the Internet Options window, click the Security tab. In the Security tab, click Custom Level button. Scroll down the list (close to the bottom) and locate Active Scripting. Select Disable, Enable, or Prompt to adjust your JavaScript settings.

Why is my JavaScript not working on Chrome?

The main reason why Chrome is unable to load JavaScript is because it is disabled by you intentionally or unintentionally. There are more than five settings that need to be enabled all the time in order to allow Chrome to load JavaScript on any website.

Is JavaScript automatically enabled?

No, you don't have to install JavaScript. Web Browsers such as Chrome have JavaScript automatically built into it - in other words, you always have JavaScript capabilities, so there is no extra software you have to download and install in order to use JavaScript. However!

How do I enable JavaScript on Windows 10?

Click Tools > Internet Options. Click the Security tab > Custom Level. In the Scripting section, click Enable for Active Scripting. In the dialog box that displays, click Yes.