How to Disable and Enable Cookies

Want to be prompted before accepting cookies or completely disable accepting cookies? Here’s how:

Explorer 4.x

• Select “View | Internet Options…” from the main menu.
• Change to the “Security” tab.
• Select “Custom” and click “Settings…”
• Scroll down to the “Security” section.
• To enable: Select “Always accept cookies”
  To disable: Select “Disable all cookie use”
  To get a prompt: Select “Prompt before accepting cookies”
• Click “OK”

Explorer 5.x

• Select “Tools | Internet Options…” from the main menu.
• Change to the “Security” tab
• Click “Custom Level…”
• Scroll down to the “Cookies” section.
• To enable: Set “Allow cookie that are stored on your computer” to “Enable” Set “Allow per-session cookies” to “Enable”
  To disable: Set “Allow cookie that are stored on your computer” to “Disable” Set “Allow per-session cookies” to “Disable”
  To get a prompt: Set “Allow cookie that are stored on your computer” to “Prompt” Set “Allow per-session cookies” to “Prompt”
• Click “OK”

Navigator 3.x

• Select “Options | Network Preferences…” from the main menu.
• Change to the “Protocols” tab.
• Navigator 3.x does not have an option to completely disable accepting cookies.
  To get a prompt: Check “Accepting a Cookie” under “Show an Alert Before”
• Click “OK”

Communicator 4.x

• Select “Edit | Preferences…” from the main menu.
• Select “Advanced”
• To enable: Select “Accept all cookies” or “Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server”
  To disable: Select “Disable cookie”
  To get a prompt: Check “Warn me before accepting a cookie” and select “Accept all cookies” or “Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server”
• Click “OK”

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