How to Delete Your YouTube Watch and Search History
43How to Delete Your YouTube Watch and Search History.
Whenever you search for something on YouTube while signed into your account, your search term is stored in your account search history. If you don't want YouTube keeping track of what you searched, you can clear your YouTube search history any time you want.
YouTube remembers every video you’ve ever watched, assuming you’re signed in with your Google account. YouTube uses this history for recommendations, and even encourages you to re-watch old videos. Here’s how to clean up your watch history—or stop collecting it.
The watch and search histories are only stored if you’re signed into YouTube with your Google account while watching.
Sure, maybe you’re one of the cautious few who remembers to open an incognito tab every time you pull up a furry cosplay vlog, funny clips from a copyrighted TV show, or an old-school Jonas Brothers music video.
But if you’re like most of us, and you want to make sure your weird streaming habits are hidden from kids or spouses who might share your computer, don’t worry. It’s super easy to clear out your YouTube history.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops,and tablets running the Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 7 operating systems.Works for all major computer manufactures (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).