Microsoft Edge

How to Update Microsoft Edge
How to update Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 and MacOS   

 

 Open the Microsoft Edge browser if you have not done so already.   

 Click on the menu button (three horizontal dots on the top right corner of your browser page).   

 

 

 

 Hover your mouse over the Help and Feedback option.   

 

 

 Click on About Microsoft Edge in the new menu.   

 

 

 

 Microsoft edge will automatically download and update itself to the latest version if it is not already.   

 

 

 

 If an update requires you to restart your browser, click on restart browser. Please ensure that all important web pages are properly saved and closed before proceeding with this step.  

Clear Cache - Microsoft Edge
Delete cookies in Microsoft Edge - Microsoft Support 

 How to Manage and Clear Your Cache and Cookies | Edge Learning Center (microsoft.com) 

 

 Delete cookies / cache in Microsoft Edge 

 

 

 

 Microsoft Edge   Edge for Mac   Windows 11   Windows 10   Windows 8.1   Windows 7 

 

 

 

 

 In Microsoft Edge , you can delete all cookies or cookies from a specific website. You can also set Edge to automatically delete cookies every time you close your Edge browser.  

 Clearing Cookies and Cache can help solve GraceLink site issues not loading correctly. 

 

 

 Delete all cookies (& cache) 

 

 

 In Edge, select  Settings and more 

in the upper right corner of your browser window.  

 

 

 Select  Settings   >  Privacy, search, and services . 

 

 Another option to getting here is hitting the Hotkey Ctrl+Shift+Del . You can also type "edge://settings/clearbrowserdata" in your address bar to access this function. You’ll be able to select the dates you want to clear, so you can keep some of your browsing history intact if you’d like. 

 

 

 

 Select  Choose what to clear  under  Clear browsing data  >  Clear browsing data now .  

 

 

 Under  Time range , choose a time range from the list. 

 

 

 Select  Cookies and other site data , or also select  Cached images and files , and then select  Clear now . 

 

 

 All your cookies / other site data will now be deleted for the time range you selected. This signs you out of most sites.  

 

 

 Delete cookies from a specific site 

 

 

 In Edge, select  Settings and more 

>  Settings   >  Cookies and site permissions . 

 

 

 Under  Cookies and data stored , select  Manage and delete cookies and site data  >  See all cookies and site data  and search for the site whose cookies you want to delete.

 

 

 

 

 

 Select the down arrow    to the right of the site whose cookies you want to delete and select  Delete  . 

 

 

 Cookies for the site you selected will now be deleted. Repeat this step for any site whose cookies you want to delete.  

 

 

 Delete cookies every time you close the browser 

 

 

 In Edge, select  Settings and more 

>  Settings   >  Privacy, search, and services . 

 

 

 Under  Clear browsing data , select  Choose what to clear every time you close the browser . 

 

 

 Turn on the  Cookies and other site data  toggle. You can also turn on Cached Images and files if you want. 

 

 

 Once this feature is turned on, every time you close your Edge browser all cookies and other site data will be deleted. This signs you out of most sites.  

 Note : This topic is for the new Microsoft Edge . Get help for  the legacy version of Microsoft Edge .

Turn off Site Notifications / Banners in Edge
You might see unexpected notifications pop up on your computer when you enable site notifications from your web browser. These can pose as random scam or product deal notifications that are meant to tempt you to click on them. You don't normally need to enable site notifications, but to change these settings in Edge you can reference Microsoft's guide:  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/manage-website-notifications-in-microsoft-edge-0c555609-5bf2-479d-a59d-fb30a0b80b2b  

Stop Edge from Saving Passwords
Steps to stop Edge from saving passwords. 

 

 Click on Menu ellipses. 

 Click Settings 

 Click Profiles 

 Scroll down until you see Passwords under Micrsoft Wallet, Click on Passwords  

 

 

 

 

 Click on Settings 

 

 

 

 Scroll down to the Passwords section 

 Turnoff circled switches

 

 Offer to save passwords. 

 Autofill passwords and passkeys. 

 Scan for leaked passwords. 

 Show the "Reveal password" button in passwords field. 

 

 

 Done, you can close settings tabs

Delete All Saved Passwords in Edge
Click on Menu ellipses. 

 Click on Settings 

 Click on Privacy and security 

 Scroll down and Click on Clear browsing data. 

 

 

 

 Change Time Range to "All time" 

 Check the Passwords box and uncheck all other boxes 

 Click on Clear Now