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Chrome has it’s own built-in ad-blocker that blocks ads on sites that display invasive and misleading advertisements, but it does allow ads that follow specific protocols. However, if you don’t want Chrome to decide what ads to be shown and whatnot, you can go ahead and disable AdBlock on Chrome.

How To Disable AdBlock on Chrome?

1. Click on the ( ⋮ ) icon at the top right corner of the app window.
2. Select “Settings” from the dropdown menu.
3. Scroll down to the Privacy and security section and click on Site Settings.
4. Again, scroll down to the bottom and click on Additional content settings.
5. Now, click on Ads.
6. Now, toggle on the Blocked on sites that show intrusive or misleading ads (recommended) option. It’s the opposite.

How To Allow Ads on Specific Sites

If you don’t want to allow displaying all kinds of ads on all websites, you can enable ads on specific sites only by following these steps.

1.  Visit the site where you want to allow ads to be displayed.
2. Click on the 🔒 icon in front of the website.
3. A popup menu will appear, select Site Settings.
4. Now, scroll down on the page and click on the dropdown menu alongside the Ads option.
5. In the dropdown menu, select Allow.

Now, all ads on the website will be displayed.

How To Disable Adblock on Chrome Android/iOS

1. Tap on the ( ⋮ ) icon at the top right corner.
   
2. A dropdown menu will appear, select Settings.
   
   
3. Scroll down on the settings page and tap on Site settings.
   
   
4. Now, select Ads from the options list.
   
5. Toggle on the Ads option. It will enable ads, in other words, disabling adblocker.
   

Cookies let the servers personalize the web pages you visit. You may have experienced this in ads, autocompletes, and when typing letters into your browser’s address bar. 

However, if you don’t want somebody looking up your nose, you’d better clear cookies on the browsers you use on your Windows 10 computer. 

In this article, we will teach you to remove cookies from your Windows 10 desktop/laptop on three major web browsers; Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. 

How To Delete Cookies on Chrome in Windows 10 

1. Open the Chrome web-browser on your computer.
   
   
2. Click on the three-dot icon at the top right corner of the app window.
   
   
3. Hover your mouse over More tools and select Clear browsing data in the side menu. You can also press Ctrl + Shift + Delete.
   
   
4. Select Cookies and other site data and click on the Clear data button. The same goes for clearing cache and browsing history.
   

How to clear cookies on Microsoft Edge

1. Open the Microsoft Edge browser on your computer.
   
   
2. Click on the three-dot icon at the upper right corner.
   
   
3. In the dropdown menu, select Settings.
   
   
4. Select Privacy & security from the left pane.
   
   
5. Click on Choose what to clear option.
   
   
6. Mark the Cookies and saved website data checkbox and click on Clear.
   
   

How to remove cookies from Mozilla Firefox in Windows 10

1. Open Firefox web-browser on your computer.
   
   
2. Click on the three horizontal lines at the top right corner of the app window.
   
   
3. Select Options from the dropdown menu.
   
   
4. Choose Privacy & Security from the left pane.
   
   
5. Under the Cookies and Site Data, click on Clear Data.
   
   
6. Ensure Cookies and Site Data is marked, click on Clear.
   
   
7. A confirmation popup will appear, select Clear Now.
   

Passwords are the key to your online profile. Saving passwords on Chrome helps you to log in faster and you don’t have to remember many passwords. But if you share your device with someone else then delete saved password on Chrome.

If someone is accessing your PC and knows your PC’s pin code (security password), he/she can easily see your passwords saved on Chrome.

Steps to Delete Saved Passwords on Chrome (Desktop)

You can delete passwords both individually and all at once. If you have synced your Chrome with Google account, then it will also affect the passwords saved on your Google account.

How to Remove Saved Passwords on Chrome Individually

1. Open Chrome on your PC.
2. Click on the ( ⋮ ) icon at the top right corner of the app window.
   
3. Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
   
4. Click on the Passwords option.
   
5. You will see a list of your passwords saved on Chrome. If you have synced your Google account, then saved passwords on your Google account will also appear.
6. Click on the ( ⋮ ) icon on the far right side of your target password
   
7. A popup menu will appear, select Remove.
   

How to Delete All Saved Passwords on Chrome

1. Click on the (⋮) at the top right corner.
   
2. In the dropdown menu, select More tools and then Clear browsing data.
   • You can also do it directly by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Delete.
     
     
3. Select the Advanced tab at the top of the popup window.
   
4. Now, set the Time range to All time.
   
5. Make sure that Passwords and other sign-in data is selected.
   • By default, Browsing history, Download history, Cookies, and other site data, and Cached images and files are selected. If you only want to delete your passwords, then unmark them all expect Passwords and other sign-in data.
     
     
6. Click on the Clear data button.

How To Remove Saved Passwords on Chrome (Android/iOS)

If you are using Chrome on your Android/iOS device, follow these steps to do delete your saved passwords on Chrome.

Steps to Delete Individual Passwords

1. Open the Chrome app on your device.
2. Tap on the ( ⋮ ) icon at the top right corner of your screen.
   
3. A dropdown menu will appear, select Settings.
   
   
4. Now, tap on Passwords.
   
   
5. You will see your saved passwords under Passwords. Tap on the password you want to delete.
   
6. Tap on the 🗑️ icon at the top right corner.
   
   

Steps to Remove All Saved Passwords

1. Tap on the ( ⋮ ) icon at the top right corner of your screen.
   
2. Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
   
3. Scroll down and select Privacy.
4. Now, tap on Clear browsing data.
   
5. Select the ADVANCED tab on the top.
   
6. Set the Time range to All time
   
   
7. Make sure “Saved Passwords” is marked. Unselect others if you only want to delete your saved passwords.
8. After that, tap on Clear data.
   
9. A confirmation popup will appear, tap on Clear.
   
   

It’s often the case where you need to delete the extension that you previously installed on your Chrome web browser. You can remove extensions from Chrome in three different methods. Follow these steps to do so.

Steps to Delete Chrome Extension from Menu Bar

If your target extension appears at the top menu bar, follow these steps. If you have lots of extensions installed on Chrome, follow Method 2 or 3. 

1. Right-click on the extension icon at the top right corner of the app window.
   
2. In the drop-down menu, select Remove from Chrome…
   
   
3. A confirmation popup will appear, click on Remove.
   
   

Remove Chrome Extension from Extension Manager

1. Click on the ( ⋮ ) icon at the top right corner of the app window.
   
2. A dropdown menu will appear, select More Tools > Extensions.
   
   
3. Click on the Remove button of the respective extension you want to remove.
   
4. A confirmation popup will appear, select Remove.
   

Delete Chrome Extension from Chrome Web Store

1. Visit this link to open Chrome Web Store.
2. Click on the (⚙) settings icon at the top right corner of the page.
   
3. Select My Extensions & Apps from the dropdown menu.
   
4. Click on the Remove from Chrome button on the right of your target extension.
   
5. A confirmation popup will appear, click on Remove.
   
   

Disable Chrome Extensions

If you don’t want to use a particular extension for a period of time, disabling is the right thing to do with it. By disabling a Chrome extension, it won’t be able to run in the background and will sleep until you re-enable it. In this article, we will teach you how to disable a chrome extension. Follow these steps as mentioned below:

Steps to Disable a Chrome Extension

1. Open the Chrome web browser on your PC.
2. Click on the ( ⋮ ) icon at the top right corner of the app window.
   
3. A dropdown menu will appear, select More tools > Extensions.
   
   
4. Turn off the toggle of the particular extension to disable it.
   

While surfing the internet, web-browsers develop cache files, which helps in faster loading of pages. However, cache tends to create problems like loading older pages, even though the webpages are updated and others. Follow these steps to clear the cache on your Safari web browser.

Steps to Clear Cache on Safari (Mac)

1. Open the Safari web browser on your Mac.
2. Click on Safari at the top left corner of the app window.
3. A drop-down menu will appear, select Preferences.
4. Now, click on the Advanced tab at the top bar.
5. In the advanced settings page, mark the Show Develop menu in menu bar checkbox and close the Preferences window.
6. After that, click on Develop in the menu bar.
7. A menu will drop-down, select the Empty Caches option.

How To Clear Cache on Safari browser on iPhone/iPad

Note: This will delete your browsing history, cookies, and cache.

1. Launch the Settings app on your iOS device.
2. Scroll down and tap on Safari.
3. Now, tap on Clear History and Website Data. 
4. A popup menu will appear at the bottom of your screen, select Clear History and Data. 
    

How To Clear History on Safari web-browser (Mac)

1. Click on History from the top menu bar.
2. A dropdown menu will appear, select Clear History. 
3. A popup window will appear, select the time range of your browsing history.
4. Now, click on Clear History, and your browsing history will be cleared.

How To Clear Cookies on Safari (on Mac)

Cookies help websites and advertisers to identify and track you. It also saves your site’s login information for your convenience. If you want to clear cookies on your Safari web browser, here’s how to do it.

1. Click on Safari at the top left corner of the app window.
2. In the dropdown menu, select Preferences.
3. Now, go to the Privacy tab.
4. Click on the Remove All Website Data button.
5. A popup window will appear, select Remove Now.
6. If you want to clear the stored data by site:
   • Click on the Details button.
   •  Select the sites of which you want to delete the stored data. You can select multiple sites by holding the Command key.
   • Now, click on Remove>Done 

You should clear cache in Chrome browser because:

1. It maximizes speed and performance: When you use Chrome for a long period cache starts to build. The large part of the cache is useless files taking up space. So, delete Cache and improve the performance of your browser.
2. It shows the latest version of sites: The cached version of website may be different than the current one. Clearing cache force Chrome to fetch the latest version.
3. It fixes some browser error: When certain websites load slowly, don’t open, sends an error message, gets stuck at a certain point, refuse to respond then deleting cache might help.
4. It helps to improve privacy and security: If you use a shared computer then you might want to clear your web browser’s cache which will protect your privacy. The cache store some of your private data which is necessary for some websites,  which could give another user, access to your sensitive or personal information. And cache’s temporary files could be a perfect target for adware, malware and virus files, so you should clear your web browser’s cache regularly.

Steps to Clear Cache in Chrome from desktop

Either you are using Windows or Mac, the following steps help you to hard refresh Chrome cache. You can also delete Chrome history.

• Open the Google Chrome browser from your Computer PC.
• Click on the menu (⋮) on the top right corner.
  
• Select More tools from the drop-down menu and select Clear browsing data…
  
  
• On the Clear browsing data page, select the time range, to clear all cache, choose All time.
  
• Make sure that the third option, Cached images and files is checked. If you don’t want to delete “Cookies and other site data” and “Browsing history” then uncheck the options.
• Click Clear data to delete all cache from Chrome.
  

Clear Cache Chrome Shortcut

Shortcut to erase Cache is “Ctrl+Shift+Del“.

Open Chrome and enter these three keys in keyboard at the same time and hit Clear data.

Delete Cache in Chrome browser in mobile

If you use Chrome in Android or iPhone then, follow the steps below to clear the cache.

• Open the Google Chrome app on your mobile device.
• Tap on the menu icon (⋮) on the upper right corner.
  
• Select History from the dropdown menu.
  
• In the History page, tap on Clear browsing data… on the top.
  
• Select the time range from the drop-down menu. To delete all cache, choose All time.
  
• Make sure, “Cached images and files” is marked. You can unselect others if you don’t want to clear them.
  
• Now, tap on Clear data button.
  
• A confirmation popup will appear, tap on Clear.
  

Bookmarks lets you tag the pages that you want to visit again, but at times there are a lot of bookmarks on your web browser, and it gets kind of messy. In these kinds of scenarios removing bookmarks that you don’t need or are not in your priority list, is the right solution for you.

In this article, we will guide you on how to delete bookmarks on all the major web browsers on both Desktop and Mobile.

How To Delete Bookmarks on Chrome (Desktop)

Follow these steps to remove bookmarks from Chrome on your computer.

Method 1: From Bookmarks menu bar

If you want to remove your bookmarks straight out of the bookmarks bar.

1. Right-click on the bookmark from the bookmarks bar at the top.
2. A popup menu will appear, select Delete.

Method 2: Using Bookmark Manager

1. Click on the (⋮) icon at the top right corner of the app window.
2. A dropdown menu will appear, select Bookmarks> Bookmark Manager. You can also hit Ctrl + Shift + O on your keyboard.
3. Select the folder of the bookmark that you want to delete on the left pane.
4. Now, right-click on your target bookmark.
5. Select Delete from the dropdown menu.
6. If you want to remove all your bookmarks then hit Ctrl + A (select all) and click on Delete at the top right corner of the app window.

How To Remove Bookmarks From Chrome (Mobile)

If you use Chrome on your smartphone, then follow these steps to delete bookmarks from Chrome.

On Android

1. Launch the Chrome app on your phone/tablet.
2. Tap on the (⋮) icon at the top right corner of your screen.
3. A popup menu will appear, select Bookmarks.
4. You will see a list of bookmarks, tap and hold on any one bookmarks.
   • Select the bookmark folder if you have.
5. Now, select the other bookmarks that you also want to delete.
6. Tap on the (🗑) icon at the top right corner.

On iOS

1. Launch the Chrome app on your iPhone/iPad.
2. Tap on the (⋮) icon at the top right corner of your screen.
3. Select Bookmarks from the dropdown menu.
4. Choose a bookmark folder.
5. Tap on hold on the bookmark you want to delete.
6. A menu will pop up, select Edit Bookmark. 
7. Now, tap on DELETE at the bottom left corner.

How to Delete Bookmarks on Firefox

Follow these steps to remove bookmarks on the desktop version of Firefox.

On Desktop:

1. Open the Firefox web browser on your computer.
2. Hit Ctrl + Shift + B on your keyboard.
3. Select your target bookmark folder from the left pane.
4. Press and hold Ctrl, then select the bookmarks you want to delete.
   • If you want to delete all your bookmarks, hit Ctrl + A.
5. Hover your mouse to any selected bookmark and right-click.
6. A popup menu will appear, select Delete.

On Mobile:

1. Open the Firefox app on your phone.
2. On the home screen, tap on BOOKMARKS. 
3. Tap and hold on your target bookmark.
4. A popup menu will appear, select Remove.

How To Remove Bookmarks From Safari

You can delete the bookmarks on Safari with ease, follow these steps in order to do so.

Remove Bookmarks from mac

1. Open the Safari web browser on your Mac.
2. Click on the Bookmarks at the top menu.
3. A dropdown menu will appear, select Edit Bookmarks.
4. Select your target bookmark, and right-click.
5. Now, select Delete in the popup menu.

Clear bookmarks on iPhone

1. Launch the Safari app.
2. Tap on the 📖 icon (bookmarks) at the bottom of your screen.
3. You will see a list of saved bookmarks on the list. Tap on Edit at the bottom right corner.
   • If you have organized your bookmarks in folders, open the target folder and then tap on Edit.
4. Now, tap on the red delete icon of the respective target bookmark.
5. At last, confirm by tapping on Delete.

Once you are done deleting bookmarks, tap on Done at the bottom right corner of your screen.

How to delete Chrome history?

• Open Chrome Browser from PC or smartphone.
• Go to Chrome history by clicking on the browser menu. Click on menu option (3 dots arranged vertically) that lies towards the top right corner of the page. You can also reach the history page using short-cut key ‘Ctrl+H’.
  
• In the history page, you will see the list of all the sites that you have browsed through Chrome. Select the pages individually by checking the small square box in front of the link. To select the entire history press (Ctrl+A).
  
• Once you finish selecting the history that you want to clear click on “Delete” option that lies towards the top right corner of the page.
  
• A sub-window will pop up to confirm that you want to delete the selected items from the history of your browser. Click on “Remove” to confirm.
  
• This process will delete your browsing history from Chrome permanently.

Alternatively, you can clear Chrome history with the following process.

• Once you reach the history page of Chrome (Ctrl+H), click on “Clear Browsing data” option in the left panel.
  
• A sub-window will appear displaying you the type of browsing data that you can delete.
• Select the “Browsing history”. If you want to clear cookies and caches, select them as well.
• Now select the period from when you want to delete Browsing history. If you want to delete entire history, select “All Time” from the Time range box.
• Click on “Clear Data” and all the browsing history from your Chrome browser will be deleted.
  

Incognito mode

Don’t want Google Chrome to remember your browsing history? You can simply use incognito mode.

• Open Chrome browser
• Click on menu option (3 dots arranged vertically).
  
• From the drop-down menu, click on “New Incognito window”.
  

The shortcut key to open Incognito window in Chrome is “Ctrl+Shift+N”.

Delete Browsing history on Firefox, Edge, Opera.