How to Erase History on Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer is one of the most popular Web browsers in the world because it's fast and user-friendly, and being the default browser on most computers is a huge help. When you're using this browser to surf the Web, you pick up loads of information--cookies, pages saved to the Favorites folder and other files--that can bog down your computer if you don't delete it when you close Internet Explorer. If you want to keep your system running fast so you can get from place to place on the Internet, delete the browsing history.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Deleting the Browsing History in Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. Click on "Tools." A drop-down menu will appear. Click on "Delete Browsing History."

3. In the "Delete Browsing History" folder, click on "Delete history" and then click on "Yes" when you are asked "Are you sure you want to delete your history of visited Web sites?" This will delete the history in Internet Explorer.

Other Ways to Delete Browsing History

1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. Click on "Tools." A drop-down menu will appear. Click on "Internet Options."

3. Click on "Delete" in the "Browsing history" section.

4. Click on "Delete history" and then click on "Yes" when you are asked "Are you sure you want to delete your history of visited Web sites?" This is a long route to the procedure in Section 1.

Other Ways to Delete Browsing History Continued

1. Click on "Start" and click on "Control Panel."

2. Click on "Network and Internet."

3. Click on "Internet Options."

4. Click on "Delete" in the "Browsing history" section.

5. Click on "Delete history" and then click on "Yes" when you are asked "Are you sure you want to delete your history of visited Web sites?" This is a method for deleting the history on Internet Explorer if you don't want to open the browser or if you can't open it.