Learn how to view and delete your browser history and other history in Microsoft Edge.

To delete your search history, you need to clear it. Tip: If you can't turn off search history, enable JavaScript and cookies in your browser, and then try again. To clear a single search from history, on the Search History page, click the X next to the search you want to delete.

To view and clear the Microsoft Edge browsing history associated with your signed-in Microsoft account, go to the privacy dashboard. You can also clear the browsing history from your device.

Find out why Microsoft collects your search history, how to view and clear your search history, and which search data appears on the privacy dashboard.

In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more > Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Clear Browsing data. Select Choose what to clear next to Clear browsing data now.

Select Privacy, then turn on or off the setting for Allow Microsoft to save your browsing activity including history, usage, favorites, web content, and other browsing data to personalize Microsoft Edge and Microsoft services like ads, search, shopping and news.

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.

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.

Learn how to view and delete your browser history and other history in Microsoft Edge.

It also provides a convenient way to clear your search history. Deleting your search history removes it from your Microsoft account. Searches made while not signed in to your Microsoft account are unaffected by these settings, and will not be displayed on the privacy dashboard.