The following are security or privacy features of internet explorer except:

History of Internet Explorer

Microsoft based the original version of Internet Explorer on technology licensed from Spyglass, developer of the pioneering Mosaic browser, and released it for Windows 95 in August 1995. Version 2, released that November, added support for secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption and cookies, and Version 3 followed in August 1996 with Java and cascading style sheets (CSS) -- all important technologies that are still in use today.

In 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice sued Microsoft for antitrust violations, accusing the company of, among other things, stifling web browser competition by bundling Internet Explorer with Windows. In 2001, the two sides reached a settlement that did not require Microsoft to unbundle IE from the operating system.

All told, Internet Explorer has gone through 11 versions and many patches in responses to targeted attacks on flaws in the programming of the application since its initial release. IE 11, released in 2013, is the last version of the web browser. Microsoft Edge replaced IE as the default browser in Windows with the release of Windows 10 in 2015. IE still ships with Windows 10, however, and it is also available as a download from Microsoft's website.

In the past, IE was also available for Unix and Apple's Mac OS X operating system. Microsoft has discontinued those versions as well.

Internet Explorer features and security settings

The Internet Explorer interface includes an address bar, menu bar, favorites bar and status bar. Each can be enabled or disabled individually via the View menu. In addition, Internet Explorer's View menu includes options to change the encoding, view the page source, adjust the text size and adjust the page zoom. Other View menu options include Go To, Stop and Refresh. The items that appear on Internet Explorer's View menu (and its other menus) vary depending on the browser version.

Internet Explorer's File menu provides options that are similar to those of most other Windows applications, such as Save, Save As and Properties. The File menu can also open a new window, tab or session. Some versions of Internet Explorer even include a File menu option to edit the page code using Notepad.

Internet Explorer's Edit menu is fairly mundane, with options such as Cut, Copy, Paste and Find on Page.

IE's Tools menu is where most of the browser's security features are. The Tools menu provides access to features such as the pop-up blocker, private browsing, location tracking and ActiveX filtering.

The Tools menu also includes an Internet Options command, which opens a dialog box that can be used to change the home page, clear the browser history or modify the browser's appearance. This dialog box also contains a Security tab which can set the browser's security level and enable or disable protected mode.

The dialog box's Privacy tab includes options that can block pop-ups, enable private browsing and prevent sites from accessing the user's physical location. The dialog box also includes a Content tab with settings related to certificate use, auto complete, feeds and web slices. The Connection tab allows users to configure connectivity to the internet, but the mechanisms on this tab are relics from the 1990s and are seldom used today. The Programs tab lets users manage add-ons, file associations and the applications that are used for web-related services, such as email. Finally, the Advanced tab provides fine granular control over almost every aspect of the browser. It lets users completely customize the browser's behavior.

While you should clear your web browser's cache, cookies, and history periodically in order to prevent or resolve performance problems, you may wish to record some of your saved information first. If you are unable to do so, see below.

For details about browser cache, cookies, and history, see:

• Web cache
• HTTP cookie
• Web browsing history

Notes:

• For desktop browsers, to quickly open menus used to clear your cache, cookies, and history, ensure that the browser is open and selected, and press Ctrl-Shift-Delete (Windows) or Command-Shift-Delete (Mac). If this doesn't work, follow the appropriate instructions below.
• If the instructions below don't exactly match what you see, you may need to update your web browser to the latest version.

  If you don't see instructions below for your specific version or browser, search your browser's Help menu for "clear cache". If you're unsure what browser version you're using, from the Help menu or your browser's menu, select About [browser name]. In Firefox, if you don't see the menu bar, press Alt.

• UITS strongly recommends that you use a supported browser, and not Internet Explorer (IE). Microsoft 365 apps and services no longer support Internet Explorer.

Troubleshooting alternatives

If you need to clear your cache, cookies, and history for troubleshooting purposes, but aren't yet prepared to lose the content listed above, you may wish to consider using a private browsing window in your preferred browser as a temporary solution:

• Private Browsing (Firefox)
• Browse in private with Incognito mode (Chrome desktop and Android)
• Browse InPrivate in Microsoft Edge
• Use Private Browsing in Safari on Mac
• Turn Private Browsing on or off on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Mobile browsers

Android

The steps to clear your cache, cookies, and history may differ depending on the model of your Android device and your preferred browser, but you should be able to clear your cache and data from your application management settings menu:

1. Go to Settings and choose Apps or Application Manager.
2. Swipe to the All tab.
3. In the list of installed apps, find and tap your web browser. Tap Clear Data and then Clear Cache.
4. Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.

Chrome for Android

1. Tap Chrome menu > Settings.
2. Tap (Advanced) Privacy.
3. From the "Time Range" drop-down menu, select All Time.
4. Check Cookies and Site data and Cached Images and Files.
5. Tap Clear data.
6. Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.

Safari for iOS

1. Open your Settings app.
2. Tap Safari.
3. Tap Clear History and Website Data and confirm.
4. Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.

Chrome for iOS

1. Tap Chrome menu > Settings.
2. Tap Privacy.
3. Tap Clear Browsing Data.
4. Choose the data type you want to clear.
5. Tap Clear Browsing Data.
6. Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.

Desktop browsers

Chrome

1. In the browser bar, enter:

    chrome://settings/clearBrowserData

2. At the top of the "Clear browsing data" window, click Advanced.
3. Select the following:
   • Browsing history
   • Download history
   • Cookies and other site data
   • Cached images and files

   From the "Time range" drop-down menu, you can choose the period of time for which you want to clear cached information. To clear your entire cache, select All time.

4. Click CLEAR DATA.
5. Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.

Firefox

1. From the History menu, select Clear Recent History.

   If the menu bar is hidden, press Alt to make it visible.

2. From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
3. Next to "Details", click the down arrow to choose which elements of the history to clear; to clear your entire cache, select all items.
4. Click Clear Now.
5. Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.

Microsoft Edge

Important:

Microsoft Edge Legacy support ended on March 9, 2021. If you still have Edge Legacy, UITS recommends installing the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge by running Windows Update.

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