View And Delete Your Browsing History In Internet Explorer

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Your browsing history is the info that Internet Explorer stores on a PC as you surf the web. To help improve your experience, this includes info you've entered into forms, passwords, and sites you've visited. However, if you're using a shared or public PC, you may not want Internet Explorer to save your history.

View your browsing history and delete specific sites

By viewing your browsing history, you can choose to delete specific sites, or return to a webpage that you've already visited.

1. In Internet Explorer, select the Favorites button.

2. 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.

Delete your browsing history

Regularly deleting your browsing history helps protect your privacy, especially if you're using a shared or public PC.

1. In Internet Explorer, select the Tools  button, point to Safety, and then select Delete browsing history.

2. Choose the types of data or files you want to remove from your PC, and then select Delete.

Note: For working with browsing history in Microsoft Edge, see View and delete browser history in Microsoft Edge.

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