How To Turn Off Incognito Mode in Chrome & Other Browsers

The Incognito Mode or Private Mode is a feature present in all the Browser, that will allow the users to browse things privately. 

If you are a Chrome user then your browser will have Incognito Mode and the rest have a private mode. This mode allows the user to browse without his/her browsing histories and cookies being saved. 

Although Incognito Mode was developed to allow the users to share his/her laptop and desktop in an office setting without anyone interrupting his/her privacy.

But it has some demerits as well and of the biggest demerit is that it loses the parental control of the browser, due to which a child can land in a world which is not good for him/her.

Turn Off Incognito Mode of Chrome on Windows

We have two methods to disable Incognito mode in Windows 10 and we are going to explain both of them in this section, so stay tuned.

Turn off Incognito Mode in Chrome with Command Prompt:-

We are going to Disable Incognito Mode of Chrome with the help of the OG, the Command Prompt. You just need to be obedient to the following these two steps and you are good to go:-

Step 1: Launch the command prompt as an administrator by either searching it out from the Start menu or by via RUN box by first hitting Win + R and then type “cmd” and finally hit Ctrl + Shift + Enter.

Step 2: Finally, enter “REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v IncognitoModeAvailability /t REG_DWORD /d 1”

And press Enter.

As you can see the process is confirmed by the confirmation message.

Turn off Incognito Mode in Chrome with Registry:-

To disable Incognito Mode with the help of Registry follow the prescribed steps:-

Step 1:  Launch Registry Editor by either searching it out from the Start Menu or by launching RUN(Win + R), type ”regedit” and hit enter.

Step 2: Now you can do things either reach Chrome with this path  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>POLICIES>Google>Chrome or just copy-paste “ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\POLICIES\Google\Chrome and hit enter.

Step 3: You need to double-click on the option namely “Incognito Mode Availability”.

Step 4: When you click that option(Incognito Mode Availability), you will see a box titled “Edit DWORD(32-bit) Value.

Step 5: In that box, you need to enter “1” in the Value data option, as you can see in the diagram.

Now, you can check the Browser to see whether your Incognito mode is there or not. I am quite certain of the fact that you will no longer be able to see Incognito Mode. 

Turn on Incognito Mode in Chrome on Windows 10:-

As mentioned earlier Incognito Mode was made keeping a purpose in mind, the purpose was to share one’s PC and to allow multiple users to work on a single PC. Therefore, if you want to revert back to the world of privacy and Incognito then you might want to enable Incognito Mode.

To enable the Incognito Mode in Chrome you need to just follow these prescribed steps.

Step 1:  Launch Registry Editor by either searching it out from the Start Menu or by launching RUN(Win + R), type ”regedit” and hit enter.

Step 2: Now you can do things either reach Chrome with this path  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>POLICIES>Google>Chrome or just copy-paste “ HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\POLICIES\MICROSOFT and hit enter.

Step 3: You need to double-click on the option namely “Incognito Mode Availability”.

Step 4: When you click that option(Incognito Mode Availability), you will see a box titled “Edit DWORD(32-bit) Value.

Step 5: In that box, you need to enter “0” in the Value data option, as you can see in the diagram.

Turn off Incognito Mode in Chrome on MAC:-

MAC is the most self-obsessed operating system of all time and apple the most self-obsessed company. Therefore, the steps that we are going to take to disable Chrome’s Incognito Mode in MAC will be slightly different than that we took previously in Windows 10.

To disable Incognito Mode of Chrome on MAC just be obedient to these following two steps.

Step 1: Go the finder and click on Utilities from the drop-down list.

Step 2: Now you need to launch the terminal by clicking on its icon and then type “defaults write com.google.chrome IncognitoModeAvailable -integer 1z” and then hit enter and you are good to go.

Turn on Incognito Mode in Chrome on MAC:-

If you want to enable Incognito Mode in Chrome on MAC you need to follow the prescribed steps.

Step 1: Go the finder and click on Utilities from the drop-down list.

Step 2: Now you need to launch the terminal by clicking on its icon and then type “defaults write com.google.chrome IncognitoModeAvailable -integer 0z” and then hit enter and you are good to go.

Turn off Incognito Mode in Firefox:-

The Firefox has a different version of Incognito that they call “Private Mode”, which is nothing but a more sober version of Incognito Mode. They both are similar in working and feature and can be disabled. So, to disable the Private Mode in Firefox you need to be obedient to the following steps.

Step 1: Launch Firefox and click on the menu placed at the top-right corner of the window.

Step 2: From the appeared list click on the “Add-ons” option. 

Step 3: On the appeared window you will see a search bar, type “private begone” there.

Step 4: Now add this to your browser as an extension and you have disabled the private mode.

Finally, you need to restart your browser and you are good to go.

Turn off InPrivate Browsing in Edge:-

Microsoft has upgraded its browser, as they replaced Internet Explorer. This browser just like other browsers has an inbuilt incognito mode namely InPrivate Browsing. Because of this one can easily manage the data he/she wants to store as he visits a website.

We have two methods of doing that and we are going to discuss both.

Turn off InPrivate Windows in Edge via Registry Editor:-

To disable InPrivate Browsing with the help of Registry Editor you need to be obedient to the following steps:-

Step 1: Launch Registry Editor by either searching it out from the Start Menu or by launching RUN(Win + R), type ”regedit” and hit enter.

Step 2: Then go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>POLICIES>MICROSOFT from the list placed left side of the screen. 

Step 3: Now you need to right-click on the folder associated with Microsoft and from the lest select New>Key.

Step 4: You need to name that key as “main” and then right-click that to select New>DWORD(32-bit) value.

Step 5: After this, a subcategory will be created which you need to name “AllowInPrivate”.

Step 6: Now, open the newly created button AllowInPrivate to confirm that its value is 0.

Step 7: End the task by clicking on OK.

Now you need to restart the computer and check the Microsoft Edge to confirm the absence of the InPrivate Browsing.

Turn Off InPrivate Window in Edge via Group Policy:-

To disable InPrivate Window in Microsoft Edge with help of Group Policy follow these steps:-

Step 1: Launch Local Group Policy Editor by either typing “Edit Group Policy” in the start menu or by typing “gpedit.msc” in the RUN box(Win + R).

Step 2: Now, you need to reach Microsoft Edge by the path Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Compnonets>Microsoft Edge

Step 3: After reaching there double-click on Microsoft Edge, afterward, you will see a list of different policies, click on “InPrivate browsing”>Edit Policy settings. You can see that in SC below.

Step 4: That click will redirect you to a portal where you need to disable the InPrivate Window by selecting the disabled option.

Step 5: Finally, click Apply and OK. And you are done

Turn on InPrivate Window in Edge:-

Enable Via Registry Editor:-

If you want to again enable the Microsoft Edge with the help of Registry., you need to obey the following steps:-

Note: Keep in mind that these steps are only applicable if you have already disabled the InPrivate Window with the steps prescribed earlier in this article.

Step 1: Launch Local Group Policy Editor by either typing “Edit Group Policy” in the start menu or by typing “gpedit.msc” in the Run box(Win + R).

Step 2: Now, you need to reach Microsoft Edge by the path Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Compnonets>Microsoft Edge>Main

Step 3: Double-click on Allow InPrivate and change the value from 0 to 1. Finally, click OK to end the process.

Enable Via Group Policy:-

Step 1: Launch Local Group Policy Editor by either typing “Edit Group Policy” in the start menu or by typing “gpedit.msc” in the Run box(Win + R).

Step 2: Now, you need to reach Microsoft Edge by the path Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Compnonets>Microsoft Edge

Step 3: After reaching there double-click on Microsoft Edge, afterward, you will see a list of different policies, click on “InPrivate browsing”>Edit Policy settings. You can see that in SC below.

Step 4: Then you will redirect be redirected to a portal where you need to enable the InPrivate Window by selecting the enabled option.

Step 5: Finally, click Apply and OK. And you are done

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