Browsers and Mail View Blocked Trackers from Sites in Microsoft Edge

This tutorial will show you how to view all blocked trackers from sites in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Microsoft Edge includes built-in tracking prevention, to keep your browsing activity free from online trackers. The tracking prevention feature in Microsoft Edge protects users from online tracking by restricting the ability of trackers to access browser-based storage as well as the network.

Websites use trackers to collect data about your browsing behavior. Trackers collect data about how you interact with a site, such as the content you click on. They also enable functionality on some websites, such as comments sections, buttons to share articles to social media, and personalized ads.

Some trackers collect data about you across multiple sites. For example, a tracker could track when you go to your favorite shopping site and news site. This is why it can sometimes feel like an ad is following you around the web.

Microsoft Edge currently offers users three levels of tracking prevention:

• Basic - The least restrictive level of tracking prevention that is designed for users who enjoy personalized advertisements and who don't mind being tracked on the web. Basic only protects users against malicious trackers such as fingerprinters and cryptominers.
• Balanced (Default) - The default level of tracking prevention that is designed for users who want to see less personalized advertisements while minimizing the risk of compatibility issues as they browse the web. Balanced aims to block trackers from sites that users never engage with.
• Strict - The most restrictive level of tracking prevention that is designed for users who are okay trading website compatibility for maximum privacy.

You can see the which trackers were blocked on individual sites.

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1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Open the website you want to see blocked trackers for.

3 Click/tap on the View site information (lock) button to the left of the address bar URL, and click/tap on Trackers at the bottom. (see screenshot below)

You can quickly see how many trackers were blocked on this site.

4 You will now see all blocked trackers on this specific site. (see screenshot below)

Clicking on any blocked tracker will take you to step 5 in option 2.

1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on the Settings and more (3 dots) button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)


3 Click/tap on Privacy, search, and services in the left pane, and click/tap on Tracking prevention in the right pane. (see screenshot below)

If you do not see a left pane, then either click/tap on the 3 bars menu button towards the top left OR widen the horizontal borders of the Microsoft Edge window until you do.

4 Click/tap on Blocked trackers. (see screenshot below)


5 You will now see a list of all blocked trackers seen on all sites. You can click/tap on a tracker to see which specific sites it was blocked on. (see screenshots below)

If wanted, you can click/tap on the Clear data button to clear all tracking prevention data for blocked trackers.

That's it,
Shawn Brink