Internet Explorer: restore history - does it work?

If you need an entry from the deleted history of Internet Explorer, you have to restore the chronicle. We will show you the individual steps in this guide.

Internet Explorer: restore history with cache

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the settings icon in the top right.
2. Select the "Internet Options" item and switch to the "General" tab in the next window.
3. Under "Browsing history", click "Settings".
4. Then select "Show files" in the settings window.
5. You will now see all files and websites that you have visited. With a right click in an empty space you can sort the files under "Sort by" by internet address or time of the last access.

Internet Explorer: restore history with CMD

You can also use Command Prompt to restore internet history. However, only the web pages of the last session are displayed here:

1. Open the command prompt by opening the Start menu in Windows 7 and searching for "CMD". In Windows 8, go to the start page and enter "CMD". Select the entry found.
2. Now enter "ipconfig / displaydns | find" entry name "".