Improve Security

The default IE security settings help you to avoid malicious programs taking over your computer and making it run slow. Changing some of the settings on the Advanced tab can help avoid having gunk interrupt your browsing experience. While many of the security features work in the background, over which you have no control, there are some you can control to enhance security even more. For example, you can increase or decrease your privacy and security settings, manage your AutoFill data and cookies, delete your browsing history, and even surf the Web in private, without leaving traces of where you’ve been on the computer’s hard drive. These are all good things to check and to do when you’re using a computer that doesn’t belong ...

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