How can I stop the browser back button using JavaScript?

There are numerous reasons why disabling the back button will not really work. Your best bet is to warn the user:

window.onbeforeunload = function() { return "Your work will be lost."; };

This page does list a number of ways you could try to disable the back button, but none are guaranteed:

http://www.irt.org/script/311.htm

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