Protecting User Privacy Turning off Edge Browser Access History Setting Method

  

Recently, foreign media reported that Win10's default Edge browser will send users' access history to Microsoft by default, which undoubtedly reveals user privacy. In the privacy FAQ of Win10, Microsoft also admitted this. If you don't want some of your privacy to be compromised, you can disable the browser history by turning off the Edge browser access history and blocking the browser history.

Close the Edge browser access history setting method

First, open the Edge browser, then click the "..." button in the upper right corner to open more options, then click on the most The "Settings" at the bottom are as shown.

Second, then find the advanced settings, then click on "View Advanced Settings" below, as shown.

Three, after entering the advanced settings of the Edge browser, just turn "Let Cortana assist me in Microsoft Edge" and "Use page prediction to speed up browsing, improve reading and optimize The overall experience" can be used as shown in the figure.

In the Edge browser that comes with Win10, sending access history sources is mainly implemented by the functions of "Cortana" and "page prediction", so as long as in the advanced settings, the two are turned off. A feature that better protects user browser access history privacy.

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