How to Enable Cookies in Windows 7
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Method 1 of 4:
Enabling Cookies in Google Chrome
- Open your browser. Click on your browser icon to launch it.
- Click here to download and install the latest version of Chrome.
- Click on the Menu icon. Chrome versions 23 and above feature a Menu icon, which looks like three horizontal lines. This is located at the top right-hand corner of the screen.
- Choose 'Settings' from the drop-down list.
- Click 'Show advanced settings'. You will find this tab on the bottom of the Settings page. If you are using an older version of Chrome, you will need to do the following:
- Click on the "Spanner" icon. This is located at the top right-hand corner of the screen.
- Click Tools. You will find this under the Cookies section.
- Click Options. This will bring up a list of options that you can choose from.
- Click 'Under the Hood'. You will find this on the left-hand side of the browser window, listed under Options.
- Click 'Content Settings'. You will find this button in the 'Privacy' tab of the Settings page.
- Allow automatic cookie handling. Check the first box, which says, 'Allow local data to be set (recommended)'. This will automatically enable first-party and third-party cookies
- In Chrome versions 3-9, choose the setting that says, 'Allow all cookies'.
- Choose cookie settings manually. In the 'Cookies' section, you are given three more options.
- Checking the box labeled 'Block sites from setting any data', will block all cookies from that website.
- Checking the box labeled 'Block third-party cookies and site data', will enable only first-party cookies to access your browser.
- Choosing 'Keep local data only until you quit your browser' will erase the cookies when you exit Chrome.
- Click 'Manage exceptions'. This will let you manage cookie data manually. It opens a new window, where you are presented with a 'Hostname Pattern' box and a 'Behavior' box. Enter the website URL which you wish and select your option.
- Choosing 'Allow' will always allow cookies for that URL.
- Choosing 'Clear on exit' will clear up the cookies for the website when you close it.
- Choosing 'Block' will block the cookies for that URL.
- Click Done. Once you are finished with managing your settings, click Done to save changes and end the process.
- Check to see if your settings are saved. Go to your cookies list. If you see the sign of a blocked cookie next to a website address bar, it means that it has been blocked.
Method 2 of 4:
Enabling Cookies in Mozilla Firefox
- Open your browser. Click on your browser icon to launch it.
- Click here to download and install the latest version of Mozilla Firefox.
- Click Tools. You will find this in the menu on top of your browser. This is common for all Mozilla Firefox versions.
- To display the classic Menu bar, press the Alt key or F10.
- To access the old View menu, press 'Alt+v'.
- Go to Options. You will find this in the dropdown list.
- Click Privacy. You will find this in the top panel, appearing like a padlock icon. This tab will let you adjust privacy settings.
- Choose cookie settings. Set 'Firefox will:', followed by 'Use custom settings for history.
- Note that this feature is not available in Firefox 2. for Windows.
- Enable cookies. Check the box labeled 'Accept cookies from sites'.
- Click OK. This saves your settings.
- Close the Options dialog box. This will apply your changes.
Method 3 of 4:
Enabling Cookies in Internet Explorer
- Open your browser. Click on your browser icon to launch it.
- Click here to download and install the latest version of Internet Explorer.
- Click on the Settings icon. Internet Explorer versions 9.0-11.0 feature a gear-shaped Settings icon. This is located at the top right-hand side of your browser window.
- In IE 8.0 , you need to click on the 'Tools' menu. This is located at the top right-hand corner of your browser window.
- Click on 'Internet Options'. You will find this in the drop-down menu.
- Click on the 'Privacy' tab. This will give let you choose your cookie settings.
- Allow automatic cookie handling. Set the slider to 'Low'. This will automatically enable cookies for your chosen Website.
- To allow automatic cookie handling on IE 7.0, click on the 'Default' button. This is the last among the four boxes on the Privacy tab.
- Choose your cookie settings manually. To manually choose your cookie settings, set the slider to 'Medium', 'Medium high' or 'High'. These settings block first-party and third-party cookies that have no clear privacy policies and that try to gather personal information without your explicit consent.
- IE provides a detailed description on each of the cookie settings on the slider. Look through that description to choose your desired setting.
- Add website URL to 'Sites'. It is recommended that you perform this step even if you have chosen to auto-enable cookies.
- Click 'Sites'. This is the first box under the slider tab.
- Enter the URL of the website for which you wish to enable cookies.
- Click 'Allow'.
- Click OK. This will close the configuration window.
- Click OK again to save changes and end the process.
- Manually enable cookies in IE 7.0. To manually choose cookie settings in IE 7.0, click 'Sites'. This is located under the Privacy tab.
- Add the URL of a website.
- Click 'Allow' to enable cookies.
- Click 'Block' to disable cookies.
- Click OK. This will save changes and close the configuration window.
- Click OK again to end the process.
Method 4 of 4:
Enabling Cookies in Opera
- Open your browser. Click on your browser icon to launch it.
- Click here to download and install the latest version of Opera.
- Open the Menu bar. Click on Opera's icon. This is located at the top left-hand side of your browser. This will reveal the left sidebar menu, which is special to Opera.
- Select Settings. Choose Settings from the sidebar.
- Choose Preferences. This will open up a dialog box.
- Click the 'Advanced' tab. This will give you options to adjust your settings.
- Click 'Cookies'. This will let you choose your cookie settings. You will be given two options:
- Clicking 'Accept cookies' will automatically enable all cookies.
- Clicking 'Accept cookies only from the site I visit' will let you manually adjust your cookie settings.
- Choose to keep cookies. Make sure to uncheck the box which says, 'Delete new cookies when exiting Opera'. This way, you can keep your cookies even after quitting Opera.
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