This article describes how to clear past searches from your internet browser.

You can stop the search history from being generated in the Internet Explorer search box by following the instructions below. The record of search history which appears in the search box on Yahoo! is actually a feature of your Web browser and does not come from Yahoo!.

If you are using Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher:

1. Select the Tools menu in Internet Explorer.
2. Select Internet Options then select the "Content" tab.
3. Under AutoComplete click the Settings button.
4. Within Use AutoComplete For, remove the check from the Forms checkbox to permanently stop the generation of search history.
5. Click OK.

From here, you can click the Clear Forms box to delete your current history, or you can uncheck the Forms box to permanently stop the generation of the search history.

If you are also interested in instructions for how to clear your search history within the Yahoo! Toolbar, please use the following instructions:

To access the toolbar settings, you will either click the Pencil icon or the Settings tab in your Yahoo! Toolbar.

If you want to remove all the entries in your Yahoo! Toolbar search history, but you still want Yahoo! Toolbar to remember your searches in the future, please follow these steps:

1. Click the Settings tab or Pencil icon to see the Settings menu.
2. Select Clear Recent Searches.

If you want to save your recent searches while you're searching on the Web but automatically clear the saved searches when you close your browser window:

1. Click the Settings tab or Pencil icon to see the Settings menu.
2. Select Toolbar Options.
3. Select Auto-clear recent searches when exiting IE by putting a checkmark in the box next to it.
4. Click OK.

If you want to disable the feature in toolbar entirely so that none of your searches are saved, please do the following:

1. Click the Settings tab or Pencil icon to see the Settings menu.
2. Select Toolbar Options.
3. Click Remember Recent Searches, so there's not a checkmark in the box next to it.
4. Click OK.