Clear Browsing Data in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

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Steps

  1. 1
    The first thing we need to do is open Microsoft Edge
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    In this case, it's on the taskbar; so, we click the taskbar icon. We will need to wait for Microsoft Edge to load.
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    When Microsoft Edge loads, we need to click the "Hub" icon
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    The icon has three lines, and it is in the upper-right corner of the screen.
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    Now, we need to click the "History" icon
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    The icon has the clock and the refresh symbol.
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    In "HISTORY", to delete the history, we need to click "Clear all history"
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    Now, we need to check or uncheck the types of the history that we want to delete
    .
    In this case, we'll delete
    • "Browsing history";
    • "Cookies and saved website data";
    • "Cached data and files".
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    We can also check
    • "Download history";
    • "Form data";
    • "Passwords".
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    We click "Show more"
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    We can check
    • "Media licenses";
    • "Pop-up exceptions";
    • "Location permissions";
    • "Full screen permissions";
    • "Compatibility permissions".
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    Once we have set up everything in this menu, we need to click "Clear"
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    We will need to wait for the procedure to finish. Depending on the size of the content, it may take several seconds or minutes.
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Categories : Browser | Windows

Recent edits by: Alexander Avdeev, Lukward Thomason

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