Need to delete cookies in Microsoft Edge to fix a login problem or reset a website’s saved preferences? Follow these steps to clear all cookies or remove data for just one website without deleting your history or saved passwords.
To clear cookies in Microsoft Edge, open the three-dot menu and select Delete browsing data. Set Time range to All time, select Cookies and other site data, leave other categories unchecked, and click Clear now.
Jump to clearing all cookies or removing cookies for one website.
This guide covers desktop Edge. The screenshots show English menus in dark mode; labels and layouts may vary between versions.
How to Clear All Cookies in Microsoft Edge
Use this method to remove cookies across websites in your current Edge profile. If a problem affects only one website, start with that website’s cookies.
1. Open Delete Browsing Data
- Open Microsoft Edge.
- Click the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner.
- Select Delete browsing data.
2. Select the Cookie Category
- Change Time range to All time to remove all cookies. A shorter range limits the deletion.
- Keep Cookies and other site data selected.
- Uncheck every other category you want to keep. Scroll through the list to check options below the visible area.
- Click Clear now.
Return to the website and reload it. Sign in again if needed.
Deleting cookies may sign you out of websites and reset saved preferences. Have your login details ready before clearing them.
How to Clear Cookies for One Website in Edge
You can delete cookies for a specific site without clearing them for every website. This is useful when one site has a stuck login session or keeps remembering an unwanted preference.
1. Open Edge Settings
- Open the three-dot menu.
- Select Settings.
2. Open Cookies
- Select Privacy, search, and services in the sidebar.
- Click Cookies.
3. View Stored Website Data
Click See all cookies and site data.
You do not need to change the settings for allowing or blocking cookies.
4. Find the Website and Remove Its Cookies
- Search for the website’s name or domain.
- Expand the matching website’s row.
- Click the trash icon beside the entry you want to remove.
- If a confirmation appears, review it and confirm the deletion.
If the expanded group contains several domain entries, remove the relevant entries to reset that website’s stored data. Avoid Remove all shown if you only want to delete one entry.
Reload the website and check whether the problem is resolved.
What Happens When You Delete Cookies in Edge?
Website cookies help sites remember sessions and preferences. Removing them may fix a problem caused by saved session data, but it also removes useful information.
- Sign-ins: You may need to log in again.
- Preferences: Locally saved language and display choices may reset.
- Shopping carts: A cart stored in your browser may reset. A cart saved to your account may remain.
- Consent choices: A cookie banner may reappear when its saved consent choice is removed.
Clearing cookies does not delete your website accounts or information already held on a website’s servers. It also does not stop websites from saving new cookies on later visits.
Does Clearing Cookies Delete History or Passwords?
The browsing-data dialog has separate categories. Selecting only Cookies and other site data keeps the other categories listed below.
| Data type | Deleted when only cookies and site data are selected? |
|---|---|
| Cookies and other site data | Yes, within the selected time range. |
| Browsing history | No, if its category is unchecked. |
| Download history | No, if its category is unchecked. |
| Cached images and files | No, if its category is unchecked. |
| Saved passwords | No, if its category is unchecked. Being logged out does not mean your saved password was deleted. |
Start with one website if the issue affects only that site. This keeps your other website sessions in place and reduces the number of accounts you need to sign back into.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about this topic
Open Delete browsing data from the three-dot menu, choose All time, select Cookies and other site data, and click Clear now. Uncheck other categories you want to keep.
Yes. Open Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies → See all cookies and site data. Search for the website, expand its row, and use the trash icon beside the relevant entry.
No, provided you leave the password category unchecked. Cookies keep website sessions active, so removing them can log you out even when your password remains saved.
No. To remove cached page resources too, select Cached images and files separately. Leave it unchecked if you only want to clear cookies and site data.
Websites can save new cookies when you visit them again. Deleting existing cookies resets stored data; it does not block future cookies.
