Enabling cookies in Internet Explorer greatly facilitates Internet browsing. A cookie is used for a lot of things, like storing your site preferences, saving the contents of your shopping carts on online shopping sites, and even saving your usernames and words. password to access different sites. If you want to know how to enable cookies in Microsoft Internet Explorer, just follow the steps below.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Enabling cookies in Internet Explorer 9.0
Step 1. Open your Internet Explorer browser
Step 2. Click on the gear icon at the top right of the browser window
Step 3. Select "Internet Options"
This is the second option in the drop-down menu. You then open the Internet Options window.
Step 4. Select the Privacy tab
This is the third tab on the left in this new window.
Step 5. Choose between automatic management of cookies and restricting cookies to certain sites
Step 6. If you want to have automatic management of cookies, place the cursor on "Medium"
Step 7. Click on "Sites"
Step 8. Enter the address of the websites you want to manage
Type their names in "Website Address."
Step 9. Click “Allow”
Step 10. Click OK
Step 11. Click OK
Step 12. If you want to limit your cookies to certain sites, repeat the above process, but set the slider to "High"
To do this, instead of hovering over "Medium" and clicking "Sites", enter the addresses of the websites you want to allow, click "Allow", then click "OK" twice
Method 2/3: Enabling cookies in Internet Explorer 8.0
Step 1. Open your Internet Explorer browser
Step 2. Click Tools
You can find this option on the right in the top toolbar.
Step 3. Click Internet Options from the menu
You'll find it at the bottom of the drop-down menu. A new window will appear.
Step 4. Click on the Privacy tab
You'll find it in the third position from the left at the top of the menu.
Step 5. Choose between automatic management of cookies and restricting cookies to certain sites
Step 6. If you want to have automatic management of cookies, place the cursor on "Medium"
Step 7. Click on "Sites"
Step 8. Enter the address of the websites you want to manage
Type their names in "Website Address."
Step 9. Click “Allow”
Step 10. Click OK
Step 11. Click OK
Step 12. If you want to limit your cookies to certain sites, repeat the above process, but set the slider to "High"
To do this, instead of hovering the cursor over "Medium" and clicking "Sites", enter the addresses of the websites you want to allow, click "Allow", then click "OK" twice
Method 3 of 3: Enabling cookies in Internet Explorer 7.0
Step 1. Open your Internet Explorer browser
Step 2. Click Tools
You can find this option on the right in the top toolbar.
Step 3. Click Internet Options from the menu
You will find it in the first position in the drop-down menu.
Step 4. Click on the Privacy tab
You'll find it in the third position from the left at the top of the menu.
Step 5. Click on "Sites"
A new window will appear.
Step 6. Enter the addresses of the websites you want to allow, click "Allow"
Step 7. Click OK
