How Do You Check the History on Your Windows Computer? Internet and File History Guide
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Method 1
Method 1 of 3:
Checking Your Browser History
- 1 Open a web browser. This might not be the default web browser on your computer, so look for Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla, or other web browsers.
- 2 Click the menu icon. The appearance of this menu icon is different between browsers. For example, Chrome has ⋮, Firefox has ☰, and Microsoft Edge has an icon that looks like a star with three lines coming out of it.
- 3 Click History. In Firefox, you'll need to hover your mouse over Library to see this option.
- 4 Review your browsing history. If you're using Firefox, click Show All History. The pages visited and the searches initiated should be separated by date.
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Open the Run app. Press the Windows key and type "Run" to search for the program.
- Click the app from the search results to open it.
- 2 Type "Recent" and press Enter. A File Explorer window will open to show you a list of recent files that have been edited.
- 3 Review the list. You'll see categories like the file's name, date modified, type, and size.
- 1 Press ⊞ Win+I. Pressed together, the Windows and uppercase "i" keys open the Settings menu.
- 2 Click Privacy. It's next to an icon of a padlock.
- 3 Click Activity history. You'll find this in the panel on the left side of the window.
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Click Manage my Microsoft account activity data. You may need to scroll down to find this at the very bottom of the window.
- Your Microsoft account activity history will open in a new browser window or tab. Enter your password to continue.
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Click a menu to learn more about that history. There are menus for location, speech, browsing, and search histories.
- You can click Clear all history in each menu, but to quickly clear everything, go to Settings > Privacy > Activity History > Clear Activity History > Clear.