How Do I Enable My Cookies On My Computer?

Knowing how to tailor your browser settings to optimize both experience and privacy is crucial. Consumer privacy experts quickly warn internet users that they should monitor their cookies. However, there are many pros to enabling cookies on specific sites. If this could be useful, keep reading because we’re answering the question: How do I enable my cookies on my computer?

For more great resources on consumer privacy, check out our articles on how to protect customer data privacy. For more, you can look into our guide on what computer cookies are or how to disable computer cookies.

How Do I Enable My Cookies On My Computer?

Cookies are small files that websites plant onto your device. They store bits of information that track your preferences, habits, views, and other factors that help them form your experience to make it more personalized.

So, while there are plenty of reasons to limit the websites that track you, enabling cookies can be helpful. For example, cookies also store login information, which can be useful for websites you visit often.

Most browsers allow you to enable cookies for specific websites. Below, we’ll explain how to do this for a handful of the most commonly used search engines.

How to Enable Cookies in Google Chrome

STEP 1 Enter Privacy Settings

1. Open a browser window. In the upper right-hand corner, select the menu button that looks like three small circles. Then press “settings.”
2. Select “Privacy & Security” on the left-hand side of the next window.

STEP 2 Enable Cookies

1. In the Privacy tab, select the option that says “Site Settings.”
2. Next, press “Cookies and Site Data.” From there, you can select from the various options. For example, one option allows you to leave on all cookies, while the other blocks only third-party cookies.
3. You can also select the “See all site and data permissions” option to select specific websites you wish to allow.

How to Enable Cookies in Safari

STEP 1 Enter Privacy Settings

1. Open a Safari browser window. Then press “Safari” in the upper left-hand corner.
2. In the dropdown, select “preferences.” Then, in the pop-up menu, select the Privacy icon.

STEP 2 Enable Cookies

1. Press “Manage Website Data” and unselect the “Block All Cookies” box if it’s checked.
2. Then select the options for what you want your cookie settings to be, whether it be specific sites or allowing all cookies.