How to Set Your Internet Explorer Security and Privacy Options

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Click on the Custom Level button to change specific settings within the framework of the current security level.

Browse through the list of the settings and peruse the functionality you can enable or disable through the security settings. You should be familiar with this list and the items you can customize in the security options.

Click on the Privacy tab of Internet Options. This section allows you to customize the handling of personally-identifiable information – such as website cookies. Years ago, cookies got a bad rap from websites which track their users,  however, from a website perspective they are very easy to use to allow for a better experience for users. There are six different levels you can set your cookie handling from Block All Cookies to Accept All Cookies. In addition, you can change options manually in with the Advanced button and also Edit individual sites to manual tweak the cookie handling on your machine.

Security is a very important part of any operating system and understanding the security functions of Internet Explorer is essential to securing your machine.

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