Internet Explorer History - View

How to View Internet Explorer History of Visited Websites


information   Information
This tutorial will show you how to view the history of websites visited by you or all users in Internet Explorer.





OPTION ONE

View Internet Explorer History in Favorites Center


NOTE: This option will only let you view the IE history of the user you are signed in to.
1. In Internet Explorer (desktop version in Windows 8), do step 2, 3, or 4 below for what you would like to do.​
2. Press the CTRL+H (right side) OR CTRL+Shift+H (left side) keys, and go to step 5 below.​
3. Click/tap on View (Alt+V) on Menu bar, Explorer bars, History, and go to step 5 below. (see screenshot below)​
IE_View_History-1.jpg
4. Click/tap on the Favorites star star.jpg icon, click/tap on the History tab, and go to step 5 below.​
5. From here, you can expand the date and website to see the webpages (URL addresses) visited on that website for that date. (see screenshots below)​
IE_Favorites_Center_History.jpg
IE_View_History-2.jpg






OPTION TWO

View Internet Explorer History in History Folder



Note   Note
This option will let you view only your IE history in the History folder in File Explorer. You will not be able to open and view the History folder of another user, even if signed in as an administrator.


1. In File Explorer (Windows 8) or Windows Explorer (Vista and Windows 7), copy and paste either location below into the address bar, and press Enter.​
shell:history
OR
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\History

2. Click/tap on a date you want to open and view the IE history by. (see screenshot below)​
IE_History_Folder-1.jpg

3. From here, you can click/tap on a visited website to open and see the webpages (URL addresses) visited on that website for that date. (see screenshots below)​
IE_History_Folder-2.jpg



That's it,
Shawn


 

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Sorry Shawn but "OPTION TWO" not working for me
I tried on Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 8.1.1 (Also clean install VM) but no luck :(
When try to open "History" folder just nothing happen
 

My Computer

Hello nonpasaran, :)

Does it show that you have any history in Internet Explorer?

How does it do if you manually navigate to and open the History folder instead?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Yes there is a history because when I login to "user 2" I can see the history of user 2.
But when I login to "User 1" I can't open History folder. Can you do this on your computer?

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My Computer

Ah, I see. You are trying to view another user's History folder while signed in to your account. That would be why. For security purposes, you will have to be signed in to the user account to be able to open and view it's History folder. Another user account will not be able to open another user's History folder.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
This option will let you view the IE history of you or any user on the PC. You must be signed in as an administrator to be able view the IE history of another user.

It's ok now. First version of tutorial was different and easily misunderstandable :)
 

My Computer

Yep, I didn't realize it either until now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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