Each time that you type a URL in the address bar or click on a link in Internet Explorer browser, the URL address is automatically added to the history index file.

When you type a sequence of characters in the address bar, Internet Explorer automatically suggests you all URLs that begins with characters sequence that you typed (unless AutoComplete feature for Web addresses is turned off).

However, Internet Explorer doesn't allow you to view and edit the entire URL list that it stores inside the history file.

It also allows you to select one or more URL addresses, and then remove them from the history file or save them into text, HTML or XML file. In addition, you are allowed to view the visited URL list of other user profiles on your computer, and even access the visited URL list on a remote computer, as long as you have permission to access the history folder.