Clearing Cookies from Google Chrome in Windows

What are cookies?

Cookies are files created by websites that you visit. They save browsing information to make your online experience easier. With cookies, sites can keep you signed in, remember your site preferences, and give you locally relevant content.

There are 2 types of cookies:

1. First-party cookies are created by the site that you go to. The site is shown in the address bar.
2. Third-party cookies are created by other sites. These sites own some of the content, like ads or images, that you find on the page.

Clear all cookies
Important: If you remove cookies, you're signed out of websites and your saved preferences could be deleted.

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More and then Settings.
3. Click Privacy and security and then Cookies and other site data.
4. Click See all site data and permissions and then Clear all data.
5. To confirm, click Clear.

Delete specific cookies from a site

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More and then Settings.
3. Click Privacy and security and then Cookies and other site data.
4. Click See all site data and permissions.
5. At the top right, search for the website's name.
6. To the right of the site, click Remove Remove.
7. To confirm, click Clear.

Delete cookies from a period of time

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More and then More tools and then Clear browsing data.
3. At the top, next to "Time range," click the dropdown.
4. Choose a time period, such as the past hour or the past day.
5. Check Cookies and other site data.
6. Uncheck all the other items.
7. Click Clear data.