Sometimes you need to delete your browsing history, cookies and other data in Internet Explorer on your Windows 8 machine, I’ll show you how in this guide along with some important tips.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

Clear history in Internet Explorer (WIN8.0)

1. Click/tap the Internet Explorer tile
2. Swipe in from right (tablet) or mouse-over bottom-right corner (desktop)
3. Click/tap the Settings icon, then click/tap Internet Options
4. Look for the Delete Browsing History heading, then click the Delete button
5. Click/tap outside the settings area to return to Internet Explorer
6. All done!

Clear history in Internet Explorer (WIN8.1)

1. Click/tap the Internet Explorer tile
2. Swipe in from right (tablet) or mouse-over bottom-right corner (desktop)
3. Click/tap the Settings icon, then click/tap Options
4. Look for the History heading, then click the Select button
5. Select which data you want to delete using the checkboxes (leave at defaults is recommended), then click the Delete button
6. Click/tap outside the settings area to return to Internet Explorer
7. All done!

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