Tighten your browser's tracking protection, one setting at a time.

Chrome · Desktop (Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS)

Block third-party cookies in Chrome on a computer

Reduce cross-site cookie tracking. Keep normal sign-in cookies, then check that your usual sites still work.

1. 01

   Open Chrome settings

   Do this

   Click the three-dot menu at the top right, then Settings.

   You should see

   A Settings tab opens with a list on the left.

   Undo or troubleshoot

   Close the tab; nothing has changed yet.

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2. 02

   Go to Privacy and security

   Do this

   Choose Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies.

   You should see

   You see options for how third-party cookies are handled.

   Undo or troubleshoot

   If you cannot find it, use the search box at the top of Settings and type "cookies". If your device is managed by work or school, some settings may be locked; ask your administrator instead of trying to override them.

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3. 03

   Block third-party cookies

   Do this

   Select Block third-party cookies.

   You should see

   The option is selected. Your existing sign-ins remain.

   Undo or troubleshoot

   Select your previous option to return to how it was.

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4. 04

   Test the sites you rely on

   Do this

   Open one site you sign in to, play a short video, and go to a shop's checkout page without paying. Reload each once.

   You should see

   Sign-in, playback and the checkout page work as before.

   Undo or troubleshoot

   If one site breaks, undo only the last change you made, or add an exception for that one site. Do not switch off all protection, and do not clear all cookies by default — that signs you out everywhere. In Chrome you can allow cookies for one site from the same Third-party cookies page under sites allowed to use third-party cookies.

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