Internet Explorer (IE)

How to clear your browsing history

To check your browser version, from the toolbar select Help > About Internet Explorer.

Or if in IE9, select the 'gear' icon in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window. When the drop-down window appears, select About Internet Explorer.

A new window will open detailing the version you have.
 

• Internet Explorer versions 8 and 9 (IE8 and IE9)
  For IE8, from the Internet Explorer Tab Bar select the Safety menu > Delete Browsing History.
  
  For IE9, select the 'gear' icon in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window. When the drop-down window appears, select the Safety menu > Delete Browsing History.
  
  From the new window, tick all you wish to delete.
  NB. Don't tick the last option, 'Preserve favourite website data', unless you want to KEEP stored data for websites in your Favourites.
  
  Select Delete and the window should automatically close.
  
  Automatic deletion
  IE8 and IE9 also give the option to delete your browsing history each and every time you exit the browser.
  
  The type of data deleted depends on what is selected in the Delete Browsing History section.
  
  To set this in IE8, from the toolbar select Tools > Internet Options. Or if in IE9, select the 'gear' icon in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window and then Internet Options from the drop-down menu.
  
  From the new window, select the General tab and in the Browsing History section tick Delete Browsing History On Exit.
  
  Select Apply and the window should automatically close.
   

• Internet Explorer version 7 (IE7)
  From the Internet Explorer toolbar, select Tools > Delete Browsing History.
  
  From the new window, select either Delete All, or the type of history you want to delete individually, then select Yes when prompted.
  
  Select Close, then OK, to exit the window. Or if you chose to Delete All, the window should close automatically.