How to find out the history on a Windows 7 computer. Viewing history in Yandex Browser

How to view the history of visiting sites in Yandex or other browsers? How to clear history in Yandex browser? Read all the details in this article!

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Many people are interested in the question. How to view the history of visiting sites in Yandex?
You probably know that any browser stores the entire history of the sites you view.
This is on the one hand good and on the other bad...

Why might we need this functionality?
The main purpose.

You can find a page that you accidentally closed, or your computer froze, but it happens in different ways + also in the fact that you can see sites that you visited for several days, or even a week, agree, it’s convenient, right?
In addition, it is very convenient if you have children. You can see what your growing son =) or daughter is interested in, and, accordingly, find common topics for conversation with your child, thereby strengthening your authority in the eyes of the child.

There are also negative sides.
There are 2 factors here.
First, if you are an office worker or just work on a computer (not a freelancer), well, to be honest, we are all Russians, Ukrainians, Belarusians... in short, from the same test) we love pro... well, you understand =) surf VKontakte, with classmates, play games, listen to all sorts of music, etc. Why does the boss need to know this?)
The answer is obvious. We need to get rid of this.
Second. If you do not remove this garbage for a long time, it will significantly load your computer. The computer starts to slow down, which is very, very... annoying?!)
Therefore, at least once a month you need to remove all this junk.
Let's start doing this with the Yandex browser.
Still, Yandex is the most popular search engine in Russia; in other browsers, the principle is the same.

How to view the history of visiting sites in Yandex

1. Go to the Yandex browser.
2. Press “ctrl” + “H” simultaneously, this tab will open.

This will be the very story that we will get rid of.
You can try another way.
You can do it like this.

Setting up Yandex browser - history - history.

How to clear history in Yandex browser

To do this, go to the browser.
Yandex browser settings - history - history. From the top right, look for “clear history,” click on it and select.

You have the opportunity to clear the history in the Yandex browser in the range from an hour to the entire time. Besides this, you can delete a lot of other things, for example, files, cookies... I recommend it.
Select, clear browsing history in Yandex for all time. I recommend leaving the checkboxes that you need to delete everywhere except for passwords. It's better not to clean them.
As a result of this, your computer should start working much faster, and the boss won’t be able to burn you =)
By the way, with this method you can clear the history not only of the Yandex browser, but in any others.
That's all.
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Now - only through the browser history. I’ll tell you why later, but first, let’s look at how search in Yandex is generally configured.

How to customize search in Yandex

To go to the settings, you need to click on the “Settings” hyperlink in the upper right corner on home page Yandex. Click “Portal Settings” and get to the search engine settings service.

By going to the Search tab, you can manage search suggestions and search results.

How to view your request history now

Well, now to the actual topic - how you can view your search history in Yandex. Previously, you could manage your requests manually. This is what the “My Finds” tool was designed for. Thanks to it, the user received individual tips, saved his queries and search results. Over time, the service lost its relevance and they decided to close it.

To justify the closure of My Finds, the Yandex team cited the following arguments:
queries of a specific user in Yandex are saved automatically and serve as the basis for creating individual tips;

The request history and pages visited can be viewed in the history of any browser. If you want suggestions and search results to be tailored to your tastes and preferences, click on “Search Results” and last section

“Personal search” check the first box.

This way, you tailor the search to suit you, while the search engine stores your queries in its database.

If you want to delete your saved queries (so that your mom doesn’t scold you for fucking), you need to click on the corresponding button in the search settings. In order for the settings to change, you must wait until the uninstallation process is completed. This usually lasts about a minute.

How to delete history in Yandex browser

To view the history of requests in Yandex, you need to press Ctrl+H. If you are not used to using hotkeys, click on the top menu button and select the history tab.

History in Yandex is represented both by queries through a search engine and by visits to specific website pages. To history search queries Yandex adds the number of pages found. To clear the history, you need to click on the top button on the right.

You must select the deletion time period, as well as the type of search history. If you want to get rid of only the request history, leave a checkmark in the first box and click “Clear”.

How to view your Google search history

Concerning Google browser Chrome, the procedure for finding and deleting search history is similar to the process in the Yandex browser. In addition to browser history, Google has a history of working with search engine, which is linked directly to your account. That is, you don’t have to use Chrome to view your Google search history. To do this, click on “Settings” in the lower right corner and select “History”. The system will ask you to enter your email login and password to connect to the service.

The service is called “My Actions”. With it, you can view not only your query history, but also the following topics:

Location history - if you used Google and its services, for example, in a cafe using mobile device, That this type history will provide the address and contact information establishments.
Information from devices - Google will take data from your phone or tablet for more convenient use by various services. These could be notes, contacts, applications.
Voice history - To improve the quality of your voice recognition, you can record your regularly used voice requests.
Search history and YouTube views- act as two separate types of actions. Aimed at finding new videos that are relevant to the user’s saved queries.

To get into the settings for the above types of history, you need to click on the “Action Tracking” tab. The story itself can be presented in the form of blocks and actions. A block contains actions performed on one specific site.

To carry out mass deletion, you need to click on the “Select deletion option” tab. In this section, you can select cleaning for the desired period and type of search history (queries, news, YouTube, advertising, etc.).

A monitoring tool like Google’s “My Activity” is not only an assistant, but also a bad conspirator. If you don't trust online services with your data, disable tracking of all activities or configure only some of them to suit your needs.

Modern gadgets are capable of recording user activity for some time. To view the history on your computer, you need to check the various folders for downloading and deleting files. You can also study the laptop log. Users are provided special programs, which allow you to capture actions performed on files.

Browser history

Various browsers have special places where you can see the history of visiting sites. The user can use the key combination Ctrl + H. He can also delete information about which pages were visited.

To view the history of visiting sites on your computer, you need to go to the browser and go to the general menu, which is represented by different icons:

Google and Yandex - horizontal stripes in the top panel on the right.
Internet Explorer- star in the right corner. A window will open where you need to find the “Journal” tab.
Opera - click on the “Tools” button.
Mozilla Firefox- click on the horizontal sticks icon and open the entire magazine.

Each option allows you to view the history recent actions. You can find out where the user visited at a certain hour, day, week. You can delete history completely or for a specified period. It is also possible to restore closed tabs.

If available Google account, then the user’s activity can be checked through this service. You can view your browsing history in two ways:

Through the settings, if you go to the “My Actions” tab.
Use address bar and enter history. google.com. A page will open where you need to select the “Show actions” option.

PC activity tracking

There are three ways to see how the computer was used. The first is possible through “Recent Documents”. You can display files using the following scheme:

Right-click on “Start”.
Select the “Properties” line.
By default, the Start menu item should open. If this does not happen, then you need to switch to it yourself.
Check the box "Confidentiality".

After this, the user will be able to observe programs and files that were used recently. They will be displayed in the main menu.

The second way to view activity on your computer is to go to the Trash. Some files may be deleted during operation, but not all users delete them from their computer.

The third way is to look at your Downloads folder. It is possible that another person downloaded programs or files. This folder automatically saves similar actions. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + J.

You can view your browsing history through a new file attribute that shows the last date of modification. You need to right-click on the required document. Select “Properties” in the drop-down window. The user must remember the date and perform the following actions:

Use the search by pressing Win + F.
In the last line where the magnifying glass is drawn, click the mouse.
A window with past requests will appear. At the bottom there are search attributes, you must select “Date modified”.
Indicate the date.

The folders that were opened during this time will be presented.

Journal on computer

The Windows operating system has a log where work data is collected. Through it, the user can find the history on the computer and track how the gadget is turned on and off.

Open magazine:

Press the key combination Win + R.
Enter the name Eventvwr.
A window called “Event Viewer” will open.
Go to the Start menu and type Event Viewer. There is a program with a similar name, you need to open it.
Select the Event Viewer window.
Select "Windows History". This will allow you to view the operating time of your computer.

In the Log, you can view the application launch history. To do this, you need to go to a folder with the same name. The presented version will contain the programs to be launched, as well as the time of their use and latest update. To view data about turning on and off the PC, you need to find EventLog.

Using programs

The user can install the Executed programs list program on the computer. It starts when the computer is running and monitors actions. If you open it, it will show a list of your visit history, as well as the time of the actions performed.

If you need to track which folders were opened on your laptop, you can download the LastActivityView application. The program is easy to use, but collects more information.

You can also use the NeoSpY program. It tracks:

keys that were used;
monitor screenshots taken;
copied files;
actions on the Internet and instant messengers;
files that were copied to a flash drive were printed;
changes in system files, installed programs.

There is a History Viewer program that is used to track the actions of employees at their work computer. It shows the complete history in graphs.

If a child uses a computer, you can purchase the program " Parental control" It is installed on a home computer and coordinates the child’s actions on the laptop. It is possible to set a timer for working with the gadget, block sites that children should not visit.

If you want to know what you were doing on your computer while you were away, then my article “how to view history on your computer” is just for you. Today I will offer you several ways to view the data you are interested in.

Method No. 1. Control of user actions.

Install Keylogger (a program for tracking activities on a PC, including correspondence). She also takes screenshots via certain time for clarity.

What does that require?

Download the program.
Install it on your computer.
Open “Program Settings” and set the necessary parameters there. Be sure to password protect the program for security purposes.

The only caveat: often such programs are paid.

Method number 2. View deleted history.

To do this: Download one of the programs below:

DiscDigger,
Recuva,
Handy Recovery,
Easy File Undelete

All these programs are designed for data recovery.

Install the program on your PC and download it.
Find the Places.sqlite file, which is the browser history.

Here's another way to view history on your computer.

Method number 3. View correspondence history.

If you want to track your correspondence history in various in social networks or applications (for example, ISQ, Qip, Skype and others), then do the following:

1. Open “My Computer” and go to the appropriate drive where the Program Files folder is located (usually drive C).

2. In the Program Files folder, open the folder of the application you are looking for (ISQ, Qip, Skype), and in it - the History folder. If the user has not deleted the correspondence history, it will be available for you to read.

Method number 4. View running programs.

1. Open drive C.

2. Find WINDOWS folder and open it.

3. In the list that appears, find and open the Prefetch folder. It displays a list of all programs that have been opened by the user. This folder is easy to find because it is not hidden.

Method No. 5. View the history of typed characters.

For this purpose you will need to download the program Punto Switcher. It is very convenient to use because it automatically switches the language (from Russian to English) when entering characters. The program keeps a diary of character input. If you set a password on it, it will be viewable only for you. To keep your computer from getting clogged, simply clean out this diary from time to time.

And a few more tips.

When a user deletes information from a computer using special programs, access to such information will be lost.
If you are not confident in your PC knowledge, it is better not to delete anything, otherwise your computer may malfunction.

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Sooner or later, almost all Internet users are interested in the history of actions on a computer or laptop. You can find out what programs were opened on the computer, what sites were visited, when the computer turned on and off, etc. With the help of special software, you can do all this, but be careful: if you do not understand the computer settings well, then you can damage the data on it that cannot be recovered. Moreover, if the user independently deletes all data after working at the computer, then it will be almost impossible to recover this information.

For these purposes, there are special programs called keyloggers (from the English keylogger). Using this program, you can monitor all keystrokes, mouse movements, record the time you press keys, and even take screenshots at certain intervals. The program maintains a special log file in which everything is recorded and can even intercept sound from the microphone and image from the webcam. To protect against keyloggers you need to use anti-spyware software or a modern antivirus program with fresh databases.

To view history in browsers, you just need to select a specific menu item. In Opera, you need to click on the “Opera” button in the upper left corner and select the “History” menu item (or press the key combination Ctrl+Shift+H). In Mozilla Firefox, you need to select “Log” -> “Show entire log” in the top menu or use the same key combination. IN Google Chrome you need to click on the button with three stripes in the upper right corner and select “History”, or use the key combination Ctrl+H. In Internet Explorer, in the top menu, select “View” -> “Explorer Panels” -> “Journal” (key combination Ctrl+Shift+H).

To view the history in the QIP ICQ client, you need to go to the c:\Program Files\QIP\Users\ folder and select the one you need ICQ number, then inside this folder go to History and using any text editor view content text files Number.txt (where “Number” is the ICQ UIN of your interlocutor).

If you want to see a list of all programs that were launched on your computer, then you need to go to the c:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\ folder. To view all the characters typed on the keyboard, you will need the Punto Switcher program (initially it automatically switches the layout from English to Russian), but it has a diary function that allows you to record all the characters typed in all programs.

To delete history from all browsers, use this video:

How to view the history of actions on your computer

In an age of domination information technologies Not all users know how to view history on a computer. This function, as a rule, is not in demand among ordinary users until any problems arise with loading operating system, restoration of the sequence of a work procedure or illegal use of a computer by a third party.

Computer and application event log

Operating room developers Windows systems provided users with a special function with which they can track all processes running on the computer and any changes in the system. For example, when the computer turned on, what updates were installed, what failures or system errors happened, etc.

All actions and information can be tracked in special logs, where an ordered list of events is compiled. The logs are located in the Administration section, which can be accessed through the control panel. From a number of shortcuts that appear, you must select View events, which contains the information you are looking for. A window opens, divided into 3 parts: a category tree, a list of events and actions. For the latter, there is the possibility of saving and searching.

Next, you can select Windows logs or application logs where you can view the event history. When you right-click on a specific log, a number of suggested actions are highlighted, including clearing the log. This command allows you to both delete history on your computer, increase memory, and also hide traces of user intervention in running processes.

History of visited web pages

Information about your movements on the Internet can be found in any web browser. There is such a tool as browser history, which displays all visited web pages, the time and date of their viewing. You will need to launch the browser, go to the Settings or Tools menu (depending on the browser type), and open the History tab. Or, after opening the browser, use the hotkey combination Ctrl+H (they are the same in all types of browsers). As a rule, there is a search bar, for example, if the user has forgotten which site he found interesting material on.

Each browser has its own browsing history and can be called a Log. You can view detailed history only if you have not used incognito mode ( private browsing), since in the interests of protecting personal data, information about site visits is not stored or displayed.

If it is necessary to protect private information from third parties, the user thinks about how to clear the browser history. This is done simply. You will need to go into your browsing history, select the “Clear” command and decide on the period for which you want to perform the specified action.