Your Internet Browser History – How to Delete It

As you browse around online, your PC automatically records wherever you search. It tracks your browsing history and makes this information available in a link on your browser's interface. You’ll see it by the "favorites" menu. In order to prevent others from being aware of your searches, make efforts to keep your online searches hidden. This is how you can get rid of the history of your browser on your computer.

Step 1: Click the "Start" button. Find the button labeled "start" in the bottom corner of the screen and click it. (You may need to make your toolbar reappear on your desktop so that you can access the 'Start' button.)

Step 2: Locate the "Settings" menu. You will see a large menu after you click on the "start" button. The right side of the menu will have links to the settings menu. Select this option. (You do not need to follow this step if you are using Windows Vista.)

Step 3: Select 'Control Panel.' After you access the "Settings" menu, you will see another menu appear on your screen. Choose the ‘control panel’ option on this list.

Step 4: Navigate to the choice labeled 'Internet Options'. Access the control panel, then select the 'Internet options' choice. Depending on your settings, it may require a double-click. Click either once or twice and a new screen will pop up.

Step 5: Choose the tab marked 'General'. After you reach the online menu of options, this is the place where you erase your browser's history. Search out the general tab and be certain that this is where you are looking. (To bring the "General" tab to the top, simply click on that word.)

Step 6: Locate the box labeled "History". The settings from which you can edit or erase your browser's history cache can be found under the general tab. From inside the history dialog box, find the button labeled "clear history" and click it. If you have properly chosen the 'Clear History' box, a checkmark or small 'x' will appear. Click on the delete button if you are using Windows Vista as an operating system. If you clear the history on your internet browser, you will lose much information like recent search topics, history lists, and other forms completed and saved on the computer. 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. So make sure that you write down any usernames or passwords that you might forget before you delete your browser's history, as you will be required to re-enter any information that was previously saved on a website.

Step 7: Click on the OK button. Once you're set to erase the past record of your browser, you just need to click the 'ok' button on the lower portion of the general tab. This will clear your browser's history, so that people who use the computer after you won’t be able to follow in your Internet footsteps. You should make this standard practice when using computers other than your own.