Select the level of tracking prevention that’s right for you: Basic: Blocks potentially harmful trackers but allows most other trackers and those that personalize content and ads. Balanced (Recommended): Blocks potentially harmful trackers and trackers from sites you haven’t visited. Content and ads will likely be less personalized.

Microsoft Edge will send Do Not Track requests to websites when the Send Do Not Track requests setting is turned on. Websites may still track your activities even when a Do Not Track request is sent, however. How to clear data collected or stored by Microsoft Edge. To clear browsing info stored on your device, like saved passwords or cookies:

Use Do Not Track to help protect your privacy. When Do Not Track is turned on, Internet Explorer will send a Do Not Track request to both the sites you visit, and to the third parties whose content is hosted on those sites.

Select the level of tracking prevention that’s right for you: Basic: Blocks potentially harmful trackers but allows most other trackers and those that personalize content and ads. Balanced (Recommended): Blocks potentially harmful trackers and trackers from sites you haven’t visited. Content and ads will likely be less personalized.

You can choose from three levels of tracking prevention: Basic, Balanced, and Strict. Request websites to not track your browsing behavior: In Edge, go to Settings and more at the top of your browser.

Activity history will not be saved when browsing with InPrivate windows. Your Microsoft account settings don't allow you to send your activity history to Microsoft, but your activity history will be stored on your device to help keep track of the things you do.

Support for Internet Explorer ended on June 15, 2022. Internet Explorer 11 has been permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10. If any site you visit needs Internet Explorer 11, you can reload it with Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge.

In Microsoft Edge, select Settings > Cookies and site permission > Location. Turn on Ask before accessing (recommended). Microsoft Edge will prompt you whenever a website wants to access your precise location. Control specific websites from accessing your location. You can also allow or block specific sites from accessing your location:

Select Start > Settings > System > Notifications . To turn on Do not disturb, select On. You can also turn on do not disturb automatically. In Turn on do not disturb automatically, choose specific times to turn it on or specific certain conditions when you want it turned on.

Focus is a new feature in Windows 11 that helps you minimize distractions. To help you stay on track, it integrates with the Clock app with features like a focus timer and music integration. Note: Do not disturb has replaced focus assist from Windows 10. For more info on focus assist, go to Focus assist automatic activation settings.