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How do you delete search history on Microsoft Edge?

Published in Edge History Deletion 3 mins read

You can easily clear your browsing history in Microsoft Edge through the settings menu. Here's how:

Steps to Clear Your Browsing History

According to Microsoft's documentation, here are the steps to delete your search history:

  1. Open Microsoft Edge: Launch the Microsoft Edge browser on your device.
  2. Access Settings:
    • Click on the Settings and more menu (usually three horizontal dots) located in the upper-right corner of the browser window.
    • Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
  3. Navigate to Privacy, search, and services: In the Settings menu, find and click on Privacy, search, and services.
  4. Find Clear browsing data: Look for the section labeled Clear browsing data.
  5. Choose What to Clear: Click on the Choose what to clear button.
  6. Select a Time Range: Use the Time range dropdown menu to specify the period for which you want to delete your browsing history. You can choose options like:
    • Last hour
    • Last 24 hours
    • Last 7 days
    • Last 4 weeks
    • All time
  7. Select Data Types: Choose the types of data you want to delete. This can include:
    • Browsing history
    • Download history
    • Cookies and other site data
    • Cached images and files
    • Passwords
    • Autofill form data (includes forms and cards)
    • Site permissions
    • All data from previous version of Microsoft Edge
    • Media Foundation data
  8. Clear Now: Click the Clear now button to delete the selected browsing data for the specified time range.

Example

Here’s a practical example:

Let's say you want to clear your browsing history from the last week. You would follow the steps above, and in step 6, you would select "Last 7 days" from the Time range dropdown. Then, ensure "Browsing history" is checked in step 7 and click "Clear now".

Table Summary

Step Description
1. Open Microsoft Edge Launch the browser.
2. Access Settings Click the "Settings and more" menu, then select "Settings".
3. Privacy, Search, Services Navigate to "Privacy, search, and services" in the Settings menu.
4. Clear Browsing Data Find the "Clear browsing data" section.
5. Choose What to Clear Click the "Choose what to clear" button.
6. Select Time Range Specify the time range for clearing (e.g., "Last 7 days").
7. Select Data Types Choose the types of data to delete (e.g., "Browsing history").
8. Clear Now Click the "Clear now" button to delete the data.

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