Scripting languages are intended to make web pages more functional and to add dynamic content that can adapt to various circumstances. This type of content is called "active content", "active scripting" or, more exotically, "responsive design".
Some unscrupulous people write malicious scripts which might compromise your security; but of all the scripting languages, JavaScript is the least useful for mischief because it's restricted to operating just within the browser window.
Disabling JavaScript is useful to web designers for testing; it doesn't prevent other more powerful programming languages from accessing your hard drive or modifying your system settings.
Also check out our favorite browser defense extensions, listed as icons near the bottom of our About page.
Sure, it's a trade-off: many advantages against a small risk. Compare this with reckless driving (or driving under the influence of cell phone or too much coffee): small advantage versus big risk. Bad JavaScript code won't kill you.
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How to enable scripting in Microsoft Internet Explorer:
Open "Internet Properties" (Control Panel > Internet Options, -or- go to the Internet Explorer toolbar and click Tools > Internet Options).
Click the Security tab, select the Internet zone, click Custom Level, scroll down to Scripting, then Enable Active Scripting - don't change anything else - then click OK.
If the browser asks if you really want to make that change, answer Yes, then close the panel. Last, click the Refresh (Reload) button in the browser toolbar.
You can enable scripting (or JavaScript) in other browsers in their Options or Preferences menus — and then reload the page.
If this procedure doesn't work, your system administrator may have locked the controls, or your browser may be antique. Modern browsers are free and they're far more secure than those last updated before time began.