How to enable do not track in microsoft edge

Microsoft Edge is the browser shipped as the default browser for Windows 10, and it has full integration with Cortana from Microsoft, Bing's virtual search assistant. These services were developed to track everything the user does in the browser, to collect more information and help while browsing the web.

Enable Do Not Track in Microsoft Edge

You may not realize it, but you are constantly being harassed on the web. Many websites, including third-party content, track your browsing behavior, such as when you click links, the pages you visit, and the products you buy.

However, thanks to Windows 10 you can try to choose to tell websites that you do not want to be monitored through your browser settings, from where you can tell them not to monitor your behavior on the web. By default, most browsers, including Edge, do not send requests.

In fairness, websites are not required to honor such requests, but having Do Not Track enabled at least lets sites know they shouldn't be followed up. Here's how to enable Do Not Track in the Edge browser. We recommend reading how to delete the story in Microsoft Edge.

Essentially, what Do Not Track does is make a request to the web servers indicating that the user does not want to be tracked. However, it is up to the web server to correspond to this request or not, making Do Not Track not a one hundred percent weapon against internet tracking, something for which it is better to resort to some VPN service or to the Tor browser.

How to enable Do Not Track

1. Open the Edge browser.

1. Tap the three dots found in the menu at the top right of the screen.

1. Scroll down to Settings> Advanced Settings.

1. Click on “ Send Do Not Track requests ” to activate it.

With these steps, the websites you visit will know that you don't want to be monitored by your browser. What did you think of how to enable Do Not Track in Microsoft Edge?