Per-Session Cookies Are Not Cleared Until You Close Browser

ID: Q224304

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows 98
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5 for Windows NT 4.0

SYMPTOMS

When you end a session with a Web server, per-session cookies are not cleared from the cache.

RESOLUTION

To clear the per-session cookies from the cache, close Internet Explorer 5.

If you have a security concern, configure the Allow per-session cookies (not stored) security option to either Prompt or Disable. For information about how to configure cookie options, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q196955 How to Set and Customize Cookies Settings in Internet Explorer 5

For additional information about per-session cookies and security zones, please click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q223799 Explanation of Persistent and Per-Session Cookies in Internet Explorer

Q174360 How to Use Security Zones in Internet Explorer 4.0

Additional query words:


Keywords          : msiew95 msient msiew98 
Version           : WINDOWS:5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: August 12, 1999