How to Remove Any Particular URL from Internet Explorer URL History?

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Whenever you open a site in Internet Explorer, its URL is saved automatically and can be seen by clicking on the little down arrow in the addressbar.

Many times we want to delete a particular URL from this list. Internet Explorer provides a way to clear the whole History. You can also set the days to store the history from Internet Explorer Options but there is no way to delete any particular URL from history.

Today we'll tell you how can you delete your desired URL from IE History:

1. Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter. Now goto:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs

2. In right-side pane, you'll see all typed URLs as shown in following screenshot:

3. Delete the desired URL and it'll disappear from IE URL bar history.

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HKEY_USERS\.default\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TypedURLs

NO above

thanks a lot.
Liz

I dont know how to open or find regedit?
Help!
Liz

okay I found it but I dont have the typed URLS folder.
I went into the IE and then it gives me these folders under :
Desktop Help ; Help_Menu_URLS ; Main ; Teoolbar
those are my only choices....what should I do?
Meeeeel

I don't know how to get to regedit?
Surely there mst be an easy way?
VG

^^ Type regedit in RUN dialog box and press Enter.
claudia

It still keeps showing up!
Bowling

Perfect. Exactly what I needed! Thanks
Courtney

Actually, it is not this simple. If you don't want to lose items after the deleted item, you must renumber the URL# part. As soon as there is a gap, those after the gap may be lost on the next run of IE.
Shams

Thanks alot for information regarding reducing skiping url towards a specific moot. The resemblance of URLs are some times main reason that lead us to prior one.
LONEWOLF

i dont know why, but i also dont have the url history. It does not show up