Cookies are small files that websites put on your PC to store info about your preferences. Cookies can improve your browsing experience by allowing sites to remember your preferences or by letting you avoid signing in each time you visit certain sites.

Like all modern browsers, Microsoft Edge lets you collect and store specific data on your device, like cookies, and lets you send information to us, like browsing history, to make the experience as rich, fast, and personal as possible.

Go to Settings and more > Settings > Cookies and site permissions to see a list for each website, including location, cookies, pop-ups, and media autoplay. On your device. All data from the previous version of Microsoft Edge. All data including history, favorites, passwords, and more from the legacy version of Microsoft Edge.

Temporarily allow cookies and site data in Microsoft Edge. To help protect your privacy, the new Microsoft Edge sets tracking prevention to balanced by default. For increased protection, you can switch your tracking prevention to strict or block all third-party cookies.

You can choose from three levels of tracking prevention: Basic, Balanced, and Strict. Balanced is selected as the default. In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more > Settings > Privacy, search, and services. Make sure Tracking prevention is set to On.

Microsoft Edge makes it easy to control what browser cookies are stored on your device. Learn how. Print in Microsoft Edge. We know there may be times you need to print something from the web and Microsoft Edge can help. Show me how. If you're a small business owner.

Cookies may contain information for a customized Web page or may contain logon information for a Web site. Before you delete your cookies, you may want to export or save them. Use the Import/Export Wizard in Internet Explorer to export your cookies.

If you also to want to remove any activity data that’s associated with cookies in your browser, you should clear your cookies in Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer. If you use a different browser, refer to that browser's instructions. You can manage your data and settings on the following pages of the privacy dashboard: