| Clear cache, cookies, and temporary internet files |
Description | When troubleshooting, you can clear the cache and cookies on your computer. Here’s how to do it for your web browser. |
Resolution | Clearing cookies from a web browser Chrome - In the address bar, type chrome://settings/clearBrowserData and press Enter.
- From the Basic and Advanced tabs, select the following:
- Browsing history
- Download history
- Cookies and other site plug-in data
- Cached images and files
- Choose the period of time from the Time range drop-down, or to clear all items, select All time.
- Select Clear Data.
- Close and re-open the browser.
Firefox If you can't see the menu bar in Firefox, press the Alt key on your keyboard. - Open the History menu and click Clear recent history.
- From the Time range to clear drop-down, choose the required range or choose Everything.
- From the Details drop-down, choose the items to clear or select All items.
- Select Clear now.
- Close and re-open the browser.
Microsoft Edge - In the top-right corner of the browser, click the ellipsis
icon. - Select History then click the ellipsis
icon in the history tab. - Select Clear browsing data.
- Select All time from the drop-down box.
- Select Clear now.
- Close all browser windows, then open the browser again.
Clearing the browsing history in the Control Panel - Press the Windows button + R, enter inetcpl.cpl, then under browsing history, click Delete
NOTE: Once you click delete, another window appears. Select all checkboxes before you click delete, then restart your computer. |
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