How to Enable Cookies in Internet Explorer for Windows Live

Quickly enable cookies for specific websites in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Cookies are small text files sent between a website server and your web browser. They enable the sharing of web page information over multiple pages. Without cookies, online shopping carts would have limited use, since the contents could not be carried over from one page to another. Web-based email services would be similarly limited, requiring users to log in each time a new page loads. Once you know where to look, enabling cookies in Microsoft Internet Explorer for specific websites--such as Windows Live--becomes a quick task.

Instructions

1. Open an Internet Explorer browser window.

2. Click "Tools" in the top menu bar and select "Internet Options."

3. Select the "Privacy" tab.

4. Click the "Sites" button.

5. Enter the address of the site for which you want cookies enabled in the "Address of website" field (e.g., "http://live.com" for Windows Live).

6. Click "Allow."

7. Click "OK" on each of the next two screens to confirm your changes.

References

• National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine: Internet Explorer 8.x Settings for DOCLINE
• Time and Date: Internet Explorer Per Site Privacy Actions Screen Image