In Internet Explorer, in the menu bar, select Tools > Internet options > Privacy > Advanced. Select Accept or Prompt under First-party Cookies, and Accept or Prompt under Third-party Cookies.

Cookies can make your browsing experience better by letting sites remember your preferences or letting you avoid signing in each time you visit certain sites. However, some cookies might put your privacy at risk by tracking sites that you visit.

Some sites are built to work with Internet Explorer and have functionality that isn't supported by modern browsers such as Microsoft Edge. If you need to view one of these sites, you can use Internet Explorer Mode in Microsoft Edge.

Learn how to change Internet Explorer settings, or reset browser settings when there's a problem.

Seamlessly transition to Microsoft Edge by importing your favorites, preferences, and other browsing data from Internet Explorer. Get world-class performance, more privacy, and better productivity while you browse.

If any site you visit needs Internet Explorer 11, you can reload it with Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge. We recommend you use Microsoft Edge for a faster, more secure and more modern web browsing experience.

Learn how to view, manage, and delete cookies in Microsoft Edge.

You have the ability to enable or disable cookies, or have Internet Explorer prompt you before accepting cookies. Note that disabling cookies may prevent some Web services from working correctly, and disabling cookies does not make you anonymous or prevent Web sites from tracking your browsing habits.

Allow Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls by selecting Enable. Allow Internet Explorer to Display video and animation on a webpage that doesn't use external media player by selecting Enable. Allow Internet Explorer to Download signed ActiveX controls by selecting Enable, or Prompt if you want to be notified each time this happens.

This article explains how to temporarily allow cookies, manage tracking preferences, and remove stored site data in Microsoft Edge. To help protect your privacy, Microsoft Edge lets you customize your level of tracking prevention with three different options if tracking prevention is enabled.