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How to Clear Cache on Internet Explorer 11 - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p><strong>Note: </strong>This guide is for <strong>Microsoft Internet Explorer 11</strong>, not the new or old version of Microsoft Edge.</p><p>If you are looking for the guide for the new version of Microsoft Edge, please go to <a href="https://community.microcenter.com/kb/articles/90-how-to-clear-cache-on-microsoft-edge-new-chromium-based-version" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><strong>this article</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>If you are looking for the guide for the old version of Microsoft Edge, please go to <a href="https://community.microcenter.com/kb/articles/89-how-to-clear-cache-on-microsoft-edge-older-versions" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><strong>this article</strong></a>.<p><br></p></p><h2 data-id="why-should-i-clear-the-cache-of-my-browser">Why should I clear the cache of my browser?</h2><p>Clearing the cache from Explorer can be beneficial for your computer. It can help:</p><ul><li>Protect your personal information</li><li>Your browser run more efficiently for a better online experience</li><li>With loading or formatting issues, may even load faster</li><li>Prevent you from using old auto-fill on forms</li><li>Pro-actively stop scam pop-ups from appearing</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Whenever you visit a website, your browser stores a temporary cached version of that webpage. This enables your computer browser to efficiently bring up this website again in case you return to it. Cached files generally contain saved data for the website as well such as text size preference, language, layout, etc. <p><br></p></p><p>However, that same cached data can sometimes enable scam pop-ups to occur on your computer and no one wants to deal with that sort of scare. In this article, we’re going to show you how to easily clear the browser cache from Microsoft Explorer.<p><br></p></p><p>You can skip Steps 1-2 by pressing <strong>CTRL + Shift + DEL</strong> all at the same time. If you are having issues doing this, please proceed with step one.<p><br></p></p><p>1) With Internet Explorer open on your computer, click on the <strong>Gear icon</strong> in the top right of Internet Explorer.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/R3aKbAjC7_JHwh4WTHdVUCp7Br2V1bDn9pt8pCSMA8nlxuzFj9llaMPOYBV34NuLYivdDC9K-WXaq95ywBvK5AGptRftaMs1jEx5uxzzjZSyoBMP2KM3l2Yxp4O8wZwuGHyyJsmI" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/R3aKbAjC7_JHwh4WTHdVUCp7Br2V1bDn9pt8pCSMA8nlxuzFj9llaMPOYBV34NuLYivdDC9K-WXaq95ywBvK5AGptRftaMs1jEx5uxzzjZSyoBMP2KM3l2Yxp4O8wZwuGHyyJsmI" alt="R3aKbAjC7_JHwh4WTHdVUCp7Br2V1bDn9pt8pCSMA8nlxuzFj9llaMPOYBV34NuLYivdDC9K-WXaq95ywBvK5AGptRftaMs1jEx5uxzzjZSyoBMP2KM3l2Yxp4O8wZwuGHyyJsmI"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>2) Hover your mouse over <strong>Safety </strong>from the drop-down list, a new window should open up to the side, and select <strong>Delete browsing history...</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Bv0L4ln738ibwhbsGcpJTqpYy3kOhnuhA6XHbY7H7EFmIPxYgfTU7hSYAWaaINZiYDbK1tvgIPM2lF8LmOKQUk_WcTrZbFpXf9ZNXGIQvSreNazPriK1XsGDOH-kd9DiGw4KNwkJ" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Bv0L4ln738ibwhbsGcpJTqpYy3kOhnuhA6XHbY7H7EFmIPxYgfTU7hSYAWaaINZiYDbK1tvgIPM2lF8LmOKQUk_WcTrZbFpXf9ZNXGIQvSreNazPriK1XsGDOH-kd9DiGw4KNwkJ" alt="Bv0L4ln738ibwhbsGcpJTqpYy3kOhnuhA6XHbY7H7EFmIPxYgfTU7hSYAWaaINZiYDbK1tvgIPM2lF8LmOKQUk_WcTrZbFpXf9ZNXGIQvSreNazPriK1XsGDOH-kd9DiGw4KNwkJ"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>3) Deselect<strong> Cookies and website data</strong> and <strong>History</strong>. Make sure <strong>Temporary Internet files and website files</strong> and <strong>Preserve Favorites website data</strong> are left checked. Click <strong>Delete</strong> </p><p>You can leave <strong>Cookies and website data</strong> or <strong>History</strong> checked if you would like to clear all the cookies that websites have left on your browser or websites you have visited.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JO38Alr5OAGrhBf83lDvp34LT9rnS9pBT2caXUTMKzibtIOyDoSv_o3DmHfwe9bPUzZj2fH4AWsSCR1anH5-fD97zudJoI9SWHh4ly26suNyZr7cXooqXNpd2hfdXGYoSWORHRMT" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JO38Alr5OAGrhBf83lDvp34LT9rnS9pBT2caXUTMKzibtIOyDoSv_o3DmHfwe9bPUzZj2fH4AWsSCR1anH5-fD97zudJoI9SWHh4ly26suNyZr7cXooqXNpd2hfdXGYoSWORHRMT" alt="JO38Alr5OAGrhBf83lDvp34LT9rnS9pBT2caXUTMKzibtIOyDoSv_o3DmHfwe9bPUzZj2fH4AWsSCR1anH5-fD97zudJoI9SWHh4ly26suNyZr7cXooqXNpd2hfdXGYoSWORHRMT"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>4) That's it!</p> </article> </main>
