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Cookies are small pieces of data stored on your device by websites you visit. They serve various purposes, such as remembering login details, website preferences and tracking user behavior. However, you may want to delete cookies for privacy reasons or to troubleshoot browser problems.
This article contains instructions for the following:
View all cookies
It's up to the cookies toe
Allow cookies from a specific website
Block third-party cookies
Block all cookies
Block cookies from a specific website
Delete all cookies
Delete cookies from a specific website
Delete cookies every time you close the browser
Use cookies to preload the page for faster browsing
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Open the Edge browser, selectSettings and morein the top right corner of your browser window.
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to electInstitutions>Cookies and website permissions.
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to electManage and delete cookies and website data>View all cookies and website data.
Allowing cookies allows websites to store and retrieve data on your browser, which can improve your browsing experience by remembering your preferences and login details.
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Open the Edge browser, selectSettings and morein the top right corner of your browser window.
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to electInstitutions>Cookies and website permissions.
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to electManage and delete cookies and website dataand activate the on/off buttonAllow websites to store and read cookie data (recommended)to allow all cookies.
Allowing cookies allows websites to store and retrieve data on your browser, which can improve your browsing experience by remembering your preferences and login details.
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Open the Edge browser, selectSettings and morein the top right corner of your browser window.
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to electInstitutions>Cookies and website permissions.
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to electManage and delete cookies and website data.
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Navigate toAllowsection and selectAddto allow cookies per site by entering the site URL.
If you do not want third-party websites to store cookies on your PC, you can block cookies. If you do this, some pages may not display properly, or you may receive a message from a website telling you that you must allow cookies in order to view that website.
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Open the Edge browser, selectSettings and morein the top right corner of your browser window.
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to electInstitutions>Cookies and website permissions.
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to electManage and delete cookies and website dataand activateBlock third-party cookies.
If you do not want third-party websites to store cookies on your PC, you can block cookies. If you do this, some pages may not display properly, or you may receive a message from a website telling you that you must allow cookies in order to view that website.
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Open the Edge browser, selectSettings and morein the top right corner of your browser window.
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to electInstitutions>Cookies and website permissions.
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to electManage and delete cookies and website dataand switch offAllow websites to store and read cookie data (recommended)to block all cookies.
Microsoft Edge allows you to block cookies from a particular site, but if you do so, some pages may not display properly or you may receive a message from a site asking you to allow cookies to view that website. How to block cookies from a specific website:
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Open the Edge browser, selectSettings and morein the top right corner of your browser window.
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to electInstitutions>Cookies and website permissions.
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to electManage and delete cookies and website data.
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Navigate toBlocksection and selectAddto block cookies per site by entering the site URL.
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Open the Edge browser, selectSettings and morein the top right corner of your browser window.
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to electInstitutions>Privacy, search and services.
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Navigate toDelete browsing historysection and selectSelect what you want to deletelocated next to itClear browser data no.
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belowTime interval, select a time interval from the list.
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to electCookies and other website dataand then selectIt's clear now.
Remark:Alternatively, you can delete cookies by pressingCTRL+MOVEMENT+TO DELETEtogether and then continue with steps 4 and 5.
All your cookies and other website data will now be deleted for the time interval you choose. This will log you out of most websites.
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Open the Edge browser, selectSettings and more>Institutions>Cookies and website permissions.
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belowCookies and data stored, To electManage and delete cookies and website data>View all cookies and website dataand search for the site you want to delete cookies from.
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Select down arrowto the right of the site whose cookies you want to delete and selectTo delete.
Cookies for the website you selected have now been deleted. Repeat this step for each website from which you want to delete cookies.
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Open the Edge browser, selectSettings and more>Institutions>Privacy, search and services.
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belowDelete browsing history, To electChoose what you want to clear every time you close the browser.
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Switch onCookies and other website dataswitch.
When this feature is enabled, all cookies and other website data will be deleted every time you close your Edge browser. This will log you out of most websites.
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Open the Edge browser, selectSettings and morein the top right corner of your browser window.
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to electInstitutions>Cookies and website permissions.
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to electManage and delete cookies and website data.
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Activate the on/off buttonPreload pages for faster browsing and searching.
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