You can disable your browser cookies if you follow the steps below for Safari, Brave, Chromium, UC Browser and Vivaldi.
Disable Cookies in Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the “Tools” button.
- Next click “Internet Options” and select the “Privacy tab”.
- Under “Settings”, move the slider to the top to block all cookies or to the bottom to allow all cookies, and then click “Apply”.
- As you move the slider up or down, you will see a description of the types of cookies that will be blocked or allowed by Internet Explorer at that privacy level.
Starting from the top you will see the following options:
- Block all Cookies from all websites. Block all Cookies from websites that do not have a compact privacy policy.
- Block all Cookies from websites that do not have a compact privacy policy. Block cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your explicit consent.
- Block third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy. Block third-party cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your explicit consent. Blocks/Restricts first-party cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your implicit consent. This is the default setting.
- Block third-party cookies that do not have a compact privacy policy. Restricts third-party cookies that save information that can be used to contact you without your implicit consent.
- Saves cookies from any website. Cookies that are already on this computer can be read by the websites that created them.
- Select the level of security you want. For most, the Default option is the best.
Disable Cookies in Microsoft Edge
- Open Edge browser.
- Click on the 3-dotted 'More' link to open its Settings.
- Scroll down and click on “View Advanced Settings”.
- Again, scroll down till you see the setting for Cookies.
- When here, from the 3 options, select one.
The available options are:
- Block all Cookies.
- Block only third-party cookies.
- Don't block cookies
To disable all Cookies, ensure that “Block all cookies” is selected, then restart Microsoft Edge.
Disable Cookies in Chrome
- To disable Cookies on Chrome, click the “Tools” button > Settings. Towards the end of this page, you will see the “Show Advanced Settings” link.
- Click on it. Under “Privacy”.
- Click on the “Content Settings” button. Here you can select the options you feel are best suited for you.
- You can click on the images to see the larger versions.
Disable cookies in Firefox
- In Firefox, open Settings > Options > Privacy tab.
- Under History, from the drop-down menu, select “Use custom settings for history”.
- You can now select the Cookies options you want.
Disable cookies in Opera
- Open settings > Privacy & Security.
- Under Cookies you will see the options to manage your Cookie settings and choose which kind of Cookies you wish to allow or disallow on your Windows computer.