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.

Microsoft Edge will delete your browsing history, cookies, and site data, as well as passwords, addresses, and form data when you close all InPrivate windows. You can start a new InPrivate session by selecting Settings and more on a computer or Tabs on a mobile device.

Get started with Microsoft Edge 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.

Many tools and options in Microsoft Edge are available when you select Settings and more . If you don’t see the options you need, select Settings from there. You can change settings like your browser home page or search engine, clear browsing history and cookies, or sync your info across devices. SUBSCRIBE RSS FEEDS.

Select Settings > Privacy, search, and services. Under the Security section, confirm that Enhance your security on the web is On. Select the browsing mode that’s right for you. Make an exception for security enhancements In both enhanced security modes, you can set this feature to always on or off for websites on your exception list.

In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more > Settings > Privacy, search, and services. Make sure Tracking prevention is set to On. Select the level of tracking prevention that’s right for you. See also Learn about tracking prevention in Microsoft Edge Need more help? Want more options? Discover Community

Microsoft Edge helps you determine if a website is safe for browsing. As you browse the web, you'll see an icon in the address bar that indicates the security of the connection to the site you're visiting.