1 Open Internet Explorer. Its app icon resembles a light-blue "e" with a yellow band around it.

2 Click the "Settings" Gear Icon It's a gear-shaped icon in the upper-right corner of the Internet Explorer window. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu.

3 Click Internet options. This option is near the top of the drop-down menu. The Internet Options window will open. 

The Internet options item may take a few seconds to become clickable in the drop-down menu.

4 Click the Privacy tab. You'll see this option at the top of the Internet Options window.

5 Click Advanced. It's on the far-right side of the "Settings" section of the window. Doing so opens the Settings pop-up window.

6 Check both "Accept" boxes. These boxes are under the "First-party Cookies" and the "Third-party Cookies" headings, respectively. 

If these boxes are already checked, skip this step.

7 Check the "Always allow session cookies" box. It's near the middle of the window.

Skip this step if the box is already checked.

8 Click OK. It's at the bottom of the window. Doing so confirms your changes and closes the window.

9 Click Apply, then click OK. Both options are at the bottom of the Internet Options window. This will apply your changes to Internet Explorer and close the Internet Options window. Internet Explorer should now allow cookies.

If you didn't have to make any changes in the Settings pop-up window, don't click Apply.