Clicking Tools
→ Internet Options...
→ Privacy →
Advanced
will display the Advanced Privacy Settings pane below.
Select the options as shown then click
OK
Don't select Block !
Whenever a 3rd party ** cookie is sent, the Privacy Alert pane will appear.
Click the check box and click
Block Cookie

**
3rd party cookies are sent from a website other than the
one you are viewing.
If any of the above settings interfere with any sites you know and trust which rely heavily on cookies, ( eg. pogo games ), under the privacy tab click on
sites which will open the "per site" options box. ( you may want select allow popups in your browsers toolbar for such sites also )
You can copy / paste the url of the site into the "Address of website" box and click Allow
Alternatively type an h into the box and a drop down list of recently visited sites will appear as shown below. Simply click on the one you want and click Allow