Errors may also come when trying to edit some settings via the Windows 10 Registry.
Why Internet Explorer (IE) Saves Files in a Temporary Location
IE saves certain data inside the aforementioned temporary files folder to enhance our browsing experience. Ordinarily, the address of this location is C:\Users\user name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache Here you will find cached internet pages, downloaded images, and multimedia as saved by IE. Primarily, whatever cached therein enables web pages to load at lightning-fast speeds. Anyway, the thing with Internet Explorer’s temporary files location is that if by any chance you had changed it to a new folder/location, even uninstalling explorer won’t work. Here is what works.
How can I reset Temporary Internet files location to default?
Modify your registry
You will have to edit some two registry keys and reboot your PC. Remember we want to move back to: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache Looking for a secure and private web browser? Check out our UR Browser review!
How To Check If The Default Location Was Restored
This is what you should see if all went well in your quest to reset temporary internet files location to default. There you go, we hope that this guide helped you reset temporary Internet files location to its default directory. If you found this guide helpful, feel free to let us know by using the comment section below. RELATED STORIES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT:
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