How to Delete your Browser History in Windows Operating Systems (2023)

Windows 11

Note: Internet Explorer has been retired for Microsoft's Windows 11 Operating System.

For Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

How to clear your browsing history in Firefox

Firefox also has access to the same keyboard shortcut for deleting browser history as IE and Chrome.

1. Pressthe Ctrl + Shift + Delete keysto bring up the history-clearing options.
2. Itbrings up a list of what you can and cannot delete. Click the Details arrow if you want a more detailed list. You can also choose a period to clear. The options suggest clearing either the last hour, the last 2 hours, the last 4 hours, the last full day, or get rid of everything.
3. Select Clear Now

How to Clear your Chrome browser history.

1. Pressthe Ctrl + Shift + Delete keys while in Chrome, and youget Google's options on-screen.
2. Check the boxes next to the categories that you want to clear. Be sure to examine all the options from the drop-down menu at the top. This menu lets you choose how much of your history you would like to clear. You can get rid of the past hour, day, week, or month, or you can get rid of the lot.
3. Select Clear browsing data.

For Microsoft Edge follow these steps:

Note: Hub is an icon (With three horizontal stripes) on the browser which links you to your Browser History, Favorites, Reading List, and Current Downloads.

1. Tap or click the Hub Icon, and select History.
2. Then select Clear all History, which then gives you the choice of what data and which files you want to remove from your computer.
3. Once you have made your choice, then select Clear to finish up.

Windows 10

The Steps are the same as for Vista for Internet Explorer versions 7 to 9. Firefox and Chrome remain the same as well.

For Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

How to Clear Your Internet Explorer History

1. When deleting your browsing history in Internet Explorer, a useful keyboard shortcut isthe Ctrl + Shift + Delete keys.
2. This brings up a dialogue box that lets you specify what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.
3. Check the boxes next to the categories that you want to remove.
4. Click Delete.

For version 10 follow these steps:

1. Open the Internet Explorer browser onyour computer.
2. Tap or click theTools buttonand point toSafetyand then tap or clickDelete browsing history.
3. Select the checkbox next to each category of information that you want to delete and then Tap or clickDelete.

How to Clear Your Browsing History in Firefox

Firefox also has access to the same keyboard shortcut for deleting browser history as IE and Chrome.

1. Pressthe Ctrl + Shift + Delete keysto bring up the history-clearing options.
2. It brings up a list of what you can and cannot delete, click the Details arrow if you want a more detailed list. You can also choose a period to clear. The options suggest clearing either the last hour, the last 2 hours, the last 4 hours, the last full day, or get rid of everything.
3. Select Clear Now

How to Clear your Chrome browser history.

Chrome uses the same keyboard shortcut as Internet Explorer.

1. Pressthe Ctrl + Shift + Delete keys while in Chrome, and you get Google's options on-screen.
2. As with IE checkthe boxes next to the categories, you want to clear. One thing to check is to be sure to examine all the options from the drop-down menu at the top. This menu lets you choose how much of your history you would like to clear. You can get rid of the past hour, day, week, or month or you can get rid of the lot.
3. Select Clear browsing data.

For the new browser Edge follow these steps:

Note: Hub is an icon (With three horizontal stripes) on the browser which links you to your Browser History, Favorites, Reading List, and Current Downloads.

1. Tap or click the Hub Icon and select History.
2. Then select Clear all History, which then gives you the choice of what data and which files you want to remove from your computer.
3. Once you have made your choice, then select Clear to finish up.

Windows 8 and 8.1

The Steps are the same as for Vista for Internet Explorer versions 7 to 9. Firefox and Chrome remain the same as well.

For Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

How to Clear Your Internet Explorer History

1. When deleting your browsing history in Internet Explorer, a useful keyboard shortcut isthe Ctrl + Shift + Delete keys.
2. This brings up a dialogue box that lets you specify what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.
3. Check the boxes next to the categories that you want to remove.
4. Click Delete

For version 10, follow these steps.

How to delete the browsing history in Internet Explorer 10 on the Home Screen.

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen. If you are using a mouse, point to the upper right corner of the screen and move the mouse pointer down.
2. Then tap or clickSettings.
3. Tap or clickInternet Options.
4. Under Delete Browsing History, you can tap or clickDelete.

To delete browsing history in Internet Explorer 10 for the desktop

1. Open the Internet Explorer browser onyour computer.
2. Tap or click theTools buttonand point toSafetyand then tap or clickDelete browsing history.
3. Select the checkbox next to each category of information that you want to delete and then Tap or clickDelete.

Clear Your Browsing History in Firefox.

Firefox also has access to the same keyboard shortcut for deleting browser history as IE and Chrome.

1. Pressthe Ctrl + Shift + Delete keysto bring up the history-clearing options.
2. It brings up a list of what you can and cannot delete, click the Details arrow if you want a more detailed list.
3. You can also choose a period to clear. The options suggest clearing either the last hour, the last 2 hours, the last 4 hours, the last full day, or get rid of everything.
4. Select Clear Now

How to Clear your Chrome browser history

Chrome uses the same keyboard shortcut as Internet Explorer.

1. PressCtrl + Shift + Delete keys while in Chrome, and you get Google's options on-screen.
2. As with IE checkthe boxes next to the categories, you want to clear. One thing to check is to be sure to examine all the options from the drop-down menu at the top. This menu lets you choose how much of your history you would like to clear. You can get rid of the past hour, day, week, or month or you can get rid of the lot.
3. Select
   Clear browsing data

Windows 7

The Steps are the same as for Vista for Internet Explorer versions 7 to 10. Firefox and Chrome remain the same as well.

For Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

How to Clear Your Internet Explorer History

1. When deleting your browsing history in Internet Explorer, a useful keyboard shortcut isCtrl + Shift + Delete keys.
2. This brings up a dialogue box that lets you specify what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.
3. Check the boxes next to the categories that you want to remove.
4. Click Delete.

How to Clear Your Browsing History in Firefox

Firefox also has access to the same keyboard shortcut for deleting browser history as IE and Chrome.

1. Pressthe Ctrl + Shift + Delete keysto bring up the history-clearing options.
2. It brings up a list of what you can and cannot delete, click the Details arrow if you want a more detailed list.
3. You can also choose a period to clear. The options suggest clearing either the last hour, the last 2 hours, the last 4 hours, the last full day, or get rid of everything.
4. Select
   Clear Now

How to Clear your Chrome browser history.

Chrome uses the same keyboard shortcut as Internet Explorer.

1. PressCtrl + Shift + Delete keys while in Chrome, and you get Google's options on-screen.
2. As with IE checkthe boxes next to the categories, you want to clear. One thing to check is to be sure to examine all the options from the drop-down menu at the top. This menu lets you choose how much of your history you would like to clear. You can get rid of the past hour, day, week, or month or you can get rid of the lot.
3. Select Clear browsing history.

Windows Vista

For Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

How to Clear Your Internet Explorer History

1. When deleting your browsing history in Internet Explorer, a useful keyboard shortcut isthe Ctrl + Shift + Delete keys.
2. This brings up a dialogue box that lets you specify what you want to keep and what you want to get rid of.
3. Check the boxes next to the categories that you want to remove.
4. Click Delete.

How Clear Your Browsing History in Firefox

Firefox also has access to the same keyboard shortcut for deleting browser history as IE and Chrome.

1. PressCtrl + Shift + Delete keysto bring up the history-clearing options.
2. It brings up a list of what you can and cannot delete, click the Details arrow if you want a more detailed list.
3. You can also choose a period to clear. The options suggest clearing either the last hour, the last 2 hours, the last 4 hours, the last full day, or get rid of everything.
4. Select Clear Now

How to Clear your Chrome browser history.

Chrome uses the same keyboard shortcut as Internet Explorer.

1. PressCtrl + Shift + Delete keys while in Chrome, and you get Google's options on-screen.
2. As with IE checkthe boxes next to the categories, you want to clear.
3. One thing to check is to be sure to examine all the options from the drop-down menu at the top. This menu lets you choose how much of your history you would like to clear. You can get rid of the past hour, day, week, or month or you can get rid of the lot.
4. Click Clear browsing data.