Being a Windows 10 user, you must be using Edge which is Microsoft’s web browser. This is also an upgrade to the Internet Explorer of the past. However, Internet Explorer is still present on Windows 10. You must have had a situation when you want to delete your browser’s history. If you are using Chrome on Windows 10, it is straightforward. Therefore, we are now going to share the way to delete the entire Microsoft Edge history and clear Cortana data.
Also, Redmond-based Microsoft is mostly transparent in terms of privacy. Microsoft has already shared a list of types of information that you can delete on Microsoft Edge. We went forward and looked at the list of items you can delete from your Microsoft Edge browser history. Also, the company details all the information about where the history will be stored. If you are a Cortana user, your browsing history will be stored on the Cloud. Otherwise, all your data will be stored on your PC only. Now, we have mentioned a detailed list of all the items that you can delete from your Microsoft Edge browser history
- Browsing history
- Cookies and saved website data
- Cached data and files
- Tabs I’ve set aside or recently closed
- Download History
- Autofill data
- Passwords
- Media licenses
- Website permissions
Now that you have decided to clear your browsing history on Microsoft Edge for Windows 10, we have formed a detailed tutorial for you below.
Deleting Edge Browser History
Open Microsoft Edge on your Windows 10 PC and, press Alt+X to open the browser’s menu.
Once again, press Alt+H on your keyboard and you will see the History section of the Microsoft Edge browser at the rightmost portion of your screen.
Now, click on the Clear History button inside the History section of Microsoft Edge. This has been highlighted in the screenshot below for better understanding
On clicking the Clear History button, you will be presented with a list of options. This list is the type of files you want to delete from your browsing history. If you don’t want to keep anything, you should tick-mark all the options on this list.
Now that you have selected everything, click the Clear button. This will clear all the history of your Microsoft Edge browser from the day that you first used it.
Additionally, if you use Cortana and want to delete browsing history from Cortana too, you need to complete a few more steps. For that, you have to click the “Change what Microsoft Edge knows about me in the cloud” link highlighted in the screenshot.
On clicking this link, you will be redirected to the Microsoft website where you have to log in with your Microsoft account if you are not logged in already. After that, scroll down to the section titled “Cortana’s Notebook” from the Microsoft Privacy Dashboard.
Click on the Edit Cortana Data button and you will get redirected to a new page where you will see all the information that Cortana has stored about you in the Cloud. On the right side, you will see a Clear your Cortana Data section as highlighted below. Click that Clear Cortana Data button at the end and all your data from the Cloud will be deleted.
That is all you need to do. You have just successfully cleared all the data that Microsoft stores about you on your PC and Cloud.
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