For a few days now, your browser seems "forgetful"? Do Internet sites that you previously accessed automatically now require you to enter your username and password on each visit? Evidently someone has disabled cookies, or those files that are saved by browsers on the PC to remember the access data and settings of Internet sites.
Thankfully, activating them again is child's play and I'm here to prove it to you. So follow the directions I am about to give you and you will find out how to enable cookies easily on all major browsers to surf the net: Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera. Find all the information you need right below.
How do you say? You are not very experienced in IT and new technologies and are you afraid that the operations to be carried out to succeed "in the company" may be too complicated for you? Come on, don't be a coward! I can assure you that contrary to appearances and beyond what you may think you will not have to do anything too complicated. Just think, even a child could do it. So… don't delay any longer and get to work immediately. Good job!
Index
- Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Edge
- Safari
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Opera
- How to enable cookies on your site
Internet Explorer
It was used Internet Explorer and you want to learn how to enable cookies, all you have to do is start the program via its icon on the taskbar or in the Windows Start menu, click on the icon in the shape of gear which is at the top (or on the item Instruments, if you are using an older version of IE) and select the item Internet options give the menu to compare.
In the window that opens, go to the tab Privacy, make sure the adjustment bar is set to the value Media (otherwise move it in this direction) and click on the button Advanced. Then remove the check mark located next to the item Replace automatic cookie management and click on OK twice in a row to save the changes and re-enable cookies in Internet Explorer.
Keep in mind that if you are using Windows 10, the option Replace automatic cookie management it is not available because cookies are already active by default. However, it is possible to keep cookies active only on some sites and deactivate them on others by proceeding in the same way as indicated above (the only difference is, in fact, in the fact that there is no need to select / deselect the option in question).
If you want, you can also choose to enable cookies only for some Internet sites and not for all. To do this, check the boxes next to the items Replace automatic cookie management, Block e Block and then press up on OK. Then click on the button Sites, enter the address of the site on which you intend to enable the use of cookies and save the changes made by clicking on Allow.
Microsoft Edge
You have a PC with Windows 10 installed, you usually surf the net with Microsoft Edge and would you like to understand how to enable cookies? No problem, I'll explain it to you immediately. To begin with, start the browser by clicking on its icon on the taskbar and then press the button Menu (the icon with the three dots top right) and select the item Settings from the menu you see appearing.
Once this is done, scroll down the sidebar that appeared on the right, click the button View advanced settings, locate the drop-down menu Cookie e scegli l'opzione Do not block cookies da quest'ultimo.
Safari
Safari it is the “stock” web browser for Macs as well as for iPhones and iPads. Both on a computer and on a mobile device it is possible to enable cookies. Below you will find explained how to proceed both in one case and in the other.
From Mac
To enable cookies on Safari on your Mac the first step you need to take is to start the browser by clicking on its icon on the Dock bar, click on the item Safari attached to the menu bar and select the wording Preferences…. In the new window that opened, click on the tab Privacy e seleziona l'opzione Allow from websites I visit che trovi in corrispondenza della sezione Cookies and website data:.
Are you interested in understanding how to authorize the use of cookies only on specific Internet sites? Then connected to the website you are interested in, then go back to your browser settings and select the option Allow from current website only.
From iPhone and iPad
As anticipated, cookies can also be enabled on Safari for iPhone and iPad. You ask me how? Nothing could be simpler: go to the Settings of iOS by pressing the icon with the gear wheel located on the home screen, select the item related to Safari from the menu that opens and step on the item Block cookies that you find in correspondence with the wording Privacy and security.
Finally, put the check mark next to the wording Allow from the sites I visit.
Mozilla Firefox
Also Mozilla Firefox it can be used both in the form of a web browser for desktop computers and as an app for mobile devices and allows cookies to be enabled, both in one case and the other. As regards the mobile version of the browser, however, it is necessary to specify the fact that cookies can only be activated on Android.
From computer
To enable cookies in Mozilla Firefox, you need to start the program using its icon and, in the window that opens, click on the button Menu top right (the icon with three horizontal lines) and select the wording options from the menu that is subsequently shown. Then select the tab Privacy in the left part of the window that opens, expand the drop-down menu Chronology and choose the item use custom settings.
Finally, choose the option Accept cookies from sites then check that in the menu Accept third party cookies the item is set always.
Da smartphone e tablet Android
If, on the other hand, you want to find out how to enable cookies on Mozilla Firefox on Android devices, all you have to do is access the screen of your device where all the apps are grouped and tap on the browser icon. Once the Firefox screen is displayed, press the button Menu (the icon with the three dots top right) and choose the item Settings give the menu to compare.
Then choose the item Privacy in the screen that is shown to you, go to Cookie and finally check the option Attiva.
Google Chrome
A speech practically analogous to that made in the previous lines for Firefox applies to Google Chrome. Even in this case, in fact, cookies can be enabled both on desktop and on smartphones and tablets, and more precisely on Android. Let's see how.
From computer
If you use the Chrome browser on your computer, to enable cookies all you have to do is start the program via its icon, click on the button Menu top right (the icon with i three dots) and choose the item Settings from the menu.
At this point, click on the item Advanced on the page that has opened and then presses on content settings. Select the wording Cookiecarry your ON the switch at Allow sites to save and read cookie data (recommended), make sure there is no active function Block third-party cookies and that's it. The changes you make will be applied instantly without the need to restart Chrome.
To enable cookies only for some sites, leaving them blocked for all the others, you must instead bring up ON the switch next to the item Block cookies Third Party, you must then click on Add then you have to type the address of the site for which you intend to activate the use of cookies and finally you have to press the button Add to confirm everything.
Da smartphone e tablet Android
If, on the other hand, you want to enable cookies on Google Chrome on your Android smartphone or tablet, the first thing you need to do is to start the browser by pressing its icon on the screen where there are all the apps and then you have to tap the button Menu top right (the icon with i three dots) and you have to choose the voice Settings give the menu that appears.
On the page that opens, tap on Cookie, moved the option switch Cookie su ON and tick the option Allow third party cookies.
Opera
Finally, let's see how to enable cookies on the web browser Opera. You can do this on a computer, be it Windows or Mac, and on smartphones and tablets, Android and iOS.
From computer
To enable cookies on Opera you must first start the web browser by clicking on its icon, then press on its logo in the upper left part of the window that opened on the desktop and you have to click on the item Settings attached to the menu that opens.
In the new screen that appears, select the wording Confidentiality and security located on the left, locate the item Cookie on the right and choose the option Allow saving data locally (recommended).
Would you like to understand how to enable the use of cookies only for some Internet sites? Then choose the option Do not allow sites to save any data and check the box next to the item Block third-party cookies and site data. Then click the button Handling of exceptions ..., enter the address of the website, check that in correspondence with the menu behavior both select the option Allow e pigia his end to apply the changes.
Da smartphone e tablet Android e iOS
To enable cookies on Opera Mini on Android you must instead access the diopsotiivo screen where all the applications are grouped, tap on the browser icon, then on the logo of Opera at the top right of the screen displayed and then you have to press the icon of thegear in the menu that opens. Then stop on Advanced, Then cookie and finally choose the option Activated.
If, on the other hand, you have an iOS device you have to start the app from the home screen, press the button located at the bottom center of the browser screen and tap on Settings. At this point, scroll down, locate the section Advanced e carries his ON l'interruttore che trovi in corrispondenza della dicitura Accept cookies. To conclude and to make all the changes, press on the item Done which is located at the top on the right.
How to enable cookies on your site
If you intend to create a site, you must know that to be in compliance with the cookie policy and the rules related to data processing, you must implement specific information pages and prepare the necessary documents correctly. To solve these problems you can turn to solutions such as Iubenda, which offers a team of lawyers to adapt websites and apps to the regulations of multiple countries and legislations without any effort. For all the details, visit the official website.
