When you surf the internet, your computer automatically logs every site you visit. It keeps track of the websites you’ve been to and stores this list in an easy to access link on your browser’s interface (near your favorite’s menu). If you’d rather not let others know what you’ve been searching for lately, then take steps to hide your internet actions. Here’s how you can delete your browser’s history on your PC.
Step 1:
Click on ‘Start’. Click the ‘start’ button located in the bottom corner of your screen. (If your toolbar is hidden, you may need to make your toolbar reappear so that the start button will reappear.)
Step 2:
Find the ‘Settings’ menu. Once you click on ‘start’, a large menu will pop up. On the right side of this menu there should be link to the settings menu. Click on this. (If you’re using Window’s Vista, you can skip this step.)
Step 3:
Choose ‘Control Panel’. Once you’re in the settings menu, another menu will pop-up. From this list, select ‘control panel’.
Step 4:
Go to ‘Internet Options’. From the control panel, click on ‘internet options’. (You may need to double-click, depending on what your preferences are set at. Either way, click until a new screen pops up, either once or twice.)
Step 5:
Select the ‘General’ tab. Once you are in the internet options menu, you are in the right spot to delete your browser’s history. Look for the general tab and make sure it is the one you are looking at. (You can click on the word ‘general’ to make sure that the general tab is on top.)
Step 6:
Find the ‘History’ box. Under the general tab, you will find the settings to change or delete your browser’s history. In the history box, click on ‘clear history’. A little ‘x’ or checkmark should appear if you have properly selected the ‘clear history’ box. If you’re using Window’s Vista, just click on the ‘delete’ button. Understand that by clearing your browser’s history, you will be deleting all of your recent searches, all of the history lists logged on your computer, and all of the forms you have filled out and saved on your PC. (For example, if you do online banking or regularly sign into a site where your client name or number automatically appears every time you go to that site, this information will be deleted.) You will be required to re-enter any information that was previously saved on a website, so make sure that you write down any usernames or passwords that you might forget before you delete your browser’s history.
Step 7:
Click ‘OK’. If you’re ready to delete your browser’s history, all that’s left to be done is to click ‘ok’ at the bottom of the general tab. Your browser’s history will be deleted immediately, and you can rest assured that no one else who uses the computer will be able to track your internet activity. It’s a great habit to get into when using a public computer.
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