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Below is a guide that shows you how to open an incognito/inprivate browser window on each of the different supported browsers.
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Google Chrome: Open Incognito Mode
On Windows and Mac
You can spawn an incognito window by clicking the special menu in the top-right corner of the browser window. On Windows, it will be three line and on macOS, it will be three dots. Then, choose “New Incognito Window”. (You can also access this option from the File menu on a Mac.)
Alternatively, press the keyboard shortcut Control+Shift+N on Windows or Command+Shift+N on a Mac.
Keep in mind that even while in Incognito mode, you will still be able to bookmark sites and download files. Your extensions, however, will not work unless you’ve marked them “Allowed in Incognito” on Chrome’s extensions settings page.
To exit incognito mode, simply close the window.
On Android and iOS
If you use Chrome on a mobile device such as an Android phone, iPhone, or iPad, you can tap the three dots in the upper-right corner of the browser window and select “New incognito tab” from the dropdown menu.
To close out of incognito, tap the box with the number in it (indicating how many tabs you have open) and go back to a non-private tab, or simply close the incognito tab(s).
Mozilla Firefox: Open a Private Browsing Window
Like Chrome, on Firefox, it can be accessed from the menu in the upper-right corner. Just click “New Private Window”. (You can also access this option from the File menu on a Mac.)
Alternatively, press the keyboard shortcut Control+Shift+N on Windows or Command+Shift+N on a Mac.
From this window, you can also turn tracking protection on or off. Tracking protection is intended to guard you from being tracked across multiple websites. The problem is, any website can simply ignore this request and track you anyway–so while tracking protection can’t hurt, it may not help either.
To exit private browsing, simply close the window.
Microsoft Edge: Open an InPrivate Browsing Window
To open a new InPrivate window, use the menu from the upper-right corner or press Ctrl+Shift+P on your keyboard.
Once you’re done with InPrivate mode, close the tab or window to exit and return to regular browsing mode.
Safari: Open a Private Browsing Window
On a Mac
The Private Window option is accessible from the File menu or by pressing Shift+Command+N on your keyboard.
Extensions in Safari will continue to operate while in private mode, unlike Chrome and Internet Explorer.
To exit this mode, as usual simply close the window.
On iOS
If you’re using an iPhone or iPad and surfing with Safari, then you can use private mode on it as well. To do so, first tap the new tab icon in the lower-right corner of the new tab screen.
Now, tap “Private” in the lower-left corner.
To exit, simply tap the “Done” button in the lower-right corner of the screen.