what does do not save encypted pages to disk mean?

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in internet properties

Answer 1

If you have the option selected for "Do not save encrypted pages to disk," Internet Explorer is not supposed to save cookies to the disk from HTTPS pages, such as https://www.gmail.com. This is used when you are setup in a kiosk computer so that passwords and personal information is not saved to your computer in the form of cookies and data. Additional information about the function can be learned by clicking on the ? next to the close X and clicking on the option.

I suggest turning it on no matter if this is a shared computer or not. The more information that you can prevent being saved on your computers from web pages, the better. That way, if someone steals your drive, they can only get limited information on your personal account information.

WG

Answer 2

I agree with W G up to the point that having that "enabled" can cause numerous downstream effects on application functionality. Take Outlook for instance: some sites will attempt to fetch images from another domain that's using encryption. In this case, if you've got the boxed checked, you'll get a similar message to the following: The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may been moved or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location; see image

The linked image cannot be displayed. The file may been moved or deleted. Verify that the link points to the correct file and location.