How can I clear my browsing history on exit?

Question:

How can I clear my browsing history on exit?

Answer:

Note: Following the steps in this document will clear your Internet browser browsing history each time you exit the browser. Although this may help protect your privacy it will also slow down your overall Internet experience. If you simply want to clear your browsing history once and not every time you exit the browser see document CH000510.

Microsoft Internet Explorer users
Mozilla Firefox users
Opera users

Microsoft Internet Explorer users

1. Click Tools and then Internet Options.

2. Click the Settings button under Browsing history.

3. Change the days to keep pages in history to 0.

4. Click Ok.

Mozilla Firefox users

1. Click Tools and then Options.

2. Click Privacy.

3. Under Private Data check the Always clear my private data when I close Firefox check box.

4. Click Ok.

Opera users

1. Click Tools and then Preferences.

2. Click the Advanced tab.

3. Click History.

4. Set the Addresses to 0

5. Click Ok.

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