Like every other browser, Microsoft Edge, the default in Windows 10, has a cache.
And, like every other browser, sometimes that cache can get âconfusedâ.
Clearing the browser cache is the fastest way to un-confuse it.
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Clearing the Edge cache
Type CTRL+SHIFT+Del to go directly to the Clear browsing data menu, below.
Alternately you can navigate to the dialog by clicking on the ellipsis (the three dots) at the far right on the Edge menu bar, and then on Settings.

In the resulting menu, click on Privacy & Security.

Click on Choose what to clear.

In the Clear browsing data menu, make sure that âCached data and filesâ is checked. This represents the browser cache. You can check other items in the list as you like if you want these cleared as well.

Click on Clear.
Edgeâs cache has been cleared.
Why clear the cache?
You generally wonât need to clear Edgeâs cache. When all is working properly Edge will manage the cache, making room as needed.
Clearing Edgeâs cache is a diagnostic tool you might use when things donât seem to be working properly. For example if pages arenât displaying properly, or entirely, or just seem excessively slow, or otherwise broken, clearing the browser cache is an easy first step. It harms nothing, and might fix things.
Since the cache is only a speed optimization, the only side effect of clearing the cache might be a temporary performance hit: pages might take just a little longer to load the first time you visit them after the cache has been cleared.
Well, this doesnât work anymore â Settings in Edge doesnât even LOOK like this anymore! Iâm off to find a site that âs up to date.
There is a bit of a confusing mistake on your part. You use the expression âCHECKEDâ data files is checked in your narrative, when I think you meant âCachedâ data and files is checked. Also I think a quick comment in regards to the on/off toggle of âAlways clear this when I close the browserâ choice on the bottom, should include a little discussion: Pro or Con on that. that shows in your picture.
Good catch (no pun intended). That typo has been there almost a year and you were the first to notice it. Itâs fixed now.
Ctrl-Shift-Del brings up my language choice menu