However, if you're using a shared or public PC, you may not want Internet Explorer to save your history. By viewing your browsing history, you can choose to delete specific sites, or return to a webpage that you've already visited. In Internet Explorer, select the Favorites button. Select the History tab, and choose how you want to view your history by selecting a filter from the menu.
To delete specific sites, right-click a site from any of these lists and then select Delete. Or, return to a page by selecting any site in the list. Regularly deleting your browsing history helps protect your privacy, especially if you're using a shared or public PC.
In Internet Explorer, select the Tools button, point to Safety , and then select Delete browsing history. Choose the types of data or files you want to remove from your PC, and then select Delete. Copies of pages, images, and other media content stored on your PC. The browser uses these copies to load content faster the next time you visit those sites. Info that sites store on your PC to remember your preferences, such as your sign-in or your location. The list of files you've downloaded from the web.
This only deletes the list, not the actual files you've downloaded. Websites you've excluded from ActiveX Filtering, and data that the browser uses to detect tracking activity. The list of sites that you've saved as favorites.
Don't delete favorites if you only want to remove individual sites—this will delete all of your saved sites. Saved data used by InPrivate Filtering to detect where sites might be automatically sharing details about your visit. Windows 10 Internet Explorer Windows 8. Use the latest browser recommended by Microsoft Get speed, security, and privacy with Microsoft Edge.
Need more help? Join the discussion. Was this information helpful? By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. This opens the Run dialog window. This method may seem complicated, but it's really the most straightforward way to accomplish this task on a Windows 10 or 8.
You can also use this on other versions of Windows 8 and 10, but if you have a Professional or Enterprise edition, check out the Using the Group Policy Editor method. Type regedit and click OK. This opens the registry editor. Use the tree on the left to navigate. Although you'll already see a key in here called "MicrosoftEdge," you actually need to create another one. Here's how: Right-click the Microsoft folder in the left panel.
A menu will expand. Type Edge and press Enter. Click the new Edge key. This selects the key. Double-click AllowDeletingBrowserHistory to open the editor. If you don't see a zero under "Value data," enter one now and click OK. Open Microsoft Edge. If Edge was already open, close all open windows and then restart it so the changes will take effect.
Now that you've edited the registry, the option to delete the user's browser history will no longer be available. Here's how you can test this: Click the three dots at the top-right corner of Edge and select Settings.
Click the Privacy, search, and services tab in the left panel. On the right panel, scroll down to "Clear browsing data" and click the Choose what to clear button. You will now see padlock icons next to "Browser history" and "Download history.
As long as your registry changes remain, the history cannot be deleted. Re-allow deleting the browsing history. If you share the computer with others, you may want to re-enable deletion of your browsing history at some point. Fortunately, now that you've created a registry key, it'll be easy to toggle between allowing and denying deletion. Double-click the AllowDeletingBrowserHistory entry in the right panel. Replace the "0" with a "1" and click OK.
Method 2. Download the latest administrative templates for your version of Edge. Click the Get Policy Files link. Save the ".
Also, if you don't have 7-Zip installed, you'll need it to decompress the CAB. Decompress the files. Click the Extract button in the toolbar. Choose a location to extract the file inside to and click OK. Go to the newly-compressed file, which is called MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates.
It's actually another compressed file—however, this time it's a ZIP file that you can unpack without worrying about 7-Zip. Right-click MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates.
Click Next to extract the files, which creates a new folder inside the current folder called MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates. This opens a second File Explorer window. You should now see both File Explorer windows on the screen. Go to the PolicyDefinitions folder in the new File Explorer window. To avoid confusion, we'll call the first window you opened "MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates," as that's what you'll see in the title bar. We'll call the second one "PolicyDefinitions.
Here's how: In the File Explorer window that's open to MicrosoftEdgePolicyTemplates, double-click windows , and then double-click admx. Drag the file called msedge. Allow the file to be overwritten if prompted. Double-click the folder called en-US in both open File Explorer windows. Now you can close all of these pesky File Explorer windows. Open the group policy editor. Navigate using the directory tree in the left frame. If you want to disable history deleting for just a specific user instead of all users, log into that user's account and select the User Configuration folder instead of Computer Configuration.
Double-click Enable deleting browser and download history.
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