You can change cookie preferences for the Internet zone based on your privacy and Internet usage needs, either allowing all sites to set cookies, disallowing all cookies, or allowing cookies to be set based on certain circumstances.

To set the cookie preferences:

1. From Internet Explorer, choose "Tools" then "Internet Options".

2. From the "Internet Options" multi-tabbed dialog box that appears, select the "Privacy" tab.

3. From here, you can raise or lower the slider to heighten or lessen the cookie blocking settings. To the right of the slider is a description of what each setting does regarding cookies. Note that if you block all cookies, certain websites may not function correctly.

4. Click "OK" when done.

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