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Reset your web browser to default settings

Sometimes, after changing settings and running virus removal programs (sometimes many hours long) your web browser may still be playing up and not functioning the way it’s meant to. In these situations you really have only two options: (1) perform a factory reset or (2) completely uninstall and reinstall. I always try to reset the browser before taking option two and that’s what I will show you how to do today.

If you have no luck with a factory reset and have to perform a complete reinstall of your browser, make sure you run a cleaning tool like CCleaner after uninstall and before reinstall as this will remove obsolete registry settings and temporary data/folders/files etc.

Choose your browser…

  1. Google Chrome
  2. Chromium
  3. Firefox (WIN)
  4. Firefox (LINUX)
  5. Internet Explorer
  6. Internet Explorer (WIN8/8.1)
  7. Safari (MAC)
  8. Safari (WIN)

Reset Safari to default settings (WIN)

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSlqF-nhKDc]

Today I will show you how easy it is to completely reset Apple Safari on Windows back to factory default settings.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

Reset Safari (Windows) back to default settings

  1. Open Safari
  2. Click on the Gear icon Safari Tools button top-right of the Safari window
  3. Click on the Reset Safari… menu item
  4. Choose which options you want to reset using the check boxes (all recommended)
  5. Click the Reset button
  6. Safari will now reset and automatically restart
  7. You’re all done!

Reset Safari to default settings (MAC)

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6-vdo1FBr8]

Today I will show you how easy it is to completely reset Apple Safari on your MAC back to factory default settings.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

Reset Safari (MAC) back to default settings

  1. Open Safari
  2. Click on Safari from the top menu-bar (next to the Apple logo)
  3. Click on the Reset Safari… menu item
  4. Choose which options you want to reset using the check boxes (all recommended)
  5. Click the Reset button
  6. Safari will now reset and automatically restart
  7. You’re all done!

Reset Internet Explorer to default settings (WIN8)

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HA58Ix1MbM]

Sometimes, the best way to get Internet Explorer on Windows 8/8.1 up-and-running again is to reset it back to its default settings. It’s reasonably easy and I’ll show you how in this guide.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

Reset Internet Explorer back to default settings

This guide applies to Windows 8.0 and Windows 8.1

  1. Open Internet Explorer in Desktop mode
  2. Click/tap the Gear icon IE Tools icon top-right of the browser window
  3. Click/tap the Internet Options menu item
  4. Click/tap on the Advanced tab on the Internet Options window
  5. Click/tap the Reset… button on the lower part of the window
  6. For the Delete personal settings check box you can either:
    1. Check if selling your PC or need to fully reset IE back to default settings (ie. after virus infection)
    2. Leave un-checked if you’re performing regular maintenance
  7. Click/tap the Reset button, IE will now reset
  8. After the reset process is complete, click/tap the Close button
  9. Close IE and restart your PC
  10. You’re all done!

Reset Internet Explorer to default settings

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSbpDh7N3GU]

Sometimes, the best way to get Internet Explorer up-and-running again is to reset it back to its default settings. It’s reasonably easy and I’ll show you how in this guide.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

Reset Internet Explorer back to default settings

This guide applies to Windows XP, Windows Vista & Windows 7

  1. Open Internet Explorer
  2. Click on the Gear icon IE Tools icon top-right of the browser window
  3. Click the Internet Options menu item
  4. Click on the Advanced tab on the Internet Options window
  5. Click the Reset… button on the lower part of the window
  6. For the Delete personal settings check box you can either:
    1. Check if selling your PC or need to fully reset IE back to default settings (ie. after virus infection)
    2. Leave un-checked if you’re performing regular maintenance
  7. Click the Reset button, IE will now reset
  8. After the reset process is complete, click the Close button
  9. Close IE and restart your PC
  10. You’re all done!