Mac Manual How To Disable Private Browsing

Mac manual how to disable private browsing settings

We have seen how to start Private Browsing and how it enables you to surf the web without leaving a trail. As already mentioned, Private Browsing is referred to as InPrivate Browsing in Internet Explorer,Icognito Mode in Chrome and Private Browsing in Firefox. While there is no need to disable private browsing and this is also not recommended, some folks may want to disable private browsing in their browsers. One reason could be that you want to keep a watch on what others on your computer are browsing.

Disable Private Browsing

In this post, we will us see how to disable private browsing in Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox.

In the Safari app on your Mac, choose File New Private Window, or switch to a Safari window that’s already using Private Browsing. A window that’s using Private Browsing has a dark Smart Search field with white text. When you use a Private Browsing window: Browsing initiated in one tab is isolated from browsing initiated in another tab, so websites you visit can’t track your browsing across multiple. Feb 06, 2011  How do I turn off private browsing on my MAC, not disable it permanently just go back to normal browsing. There's no private browsing appearing on Safari in order for me to click on it and turn it off. How to turn off private browsing if its not appearing on safari. This is driving me crazy. Hi there I'm trying to access my email.

Disable InPrivate Browsing in Internet Explorer

If your version of Windows has Group Policy Editor, type gpedit in Run box and hit Enter to open it. Navigate to the following setting:

Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Privacy.

In RHS pane, double-click Turn off InPrivate Browsing, and select Enabled. Click Apply/OK.

This policy setting allows you to turn off the InPrivate Browsing feature. InPrivate Browsing prevents Internet Explorer from storing data about a user’s browsing session. This includes cookies, temporary Internet files, history, and other data. If you enable this policy setting, InPrivate Browsing is turned off. If you disable this policy setting, InPrivate Browsing is available for use. If you do not configure this policy setting, InPrivate Browsing can be turned on or off through the registry.

Alternatively, you could type regedit in Run box and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftInternet ExplorerPrivacy

Create a new DWORD value and name it EnableInPrivateBrowsing. Set it to 0.

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To re-enable InPrivate Browsing, change its value to 1 or delete the EnableInPrivateBrowsing key.

Disable Private Browsing in Firefox

Disable Private Browsing Plus is a free add-on for Firefox that lets you disable private Browsing in Firefox easily and quickly. It removes the New Private Window option from the menu. It will also disable the Ctrl+Shift+P keyboard shortcut and deletion of browsing history.

To disable this plugin, you will have to start Firefox in Safe Mode, by holding down the Shift key and clicking on the Firefox icon, and then go on to disable and uninstall it. To do this, click on Menu > Add-Ons to open the Add-ons Manager. On the left side, you will see Add-ons & Extensions section. Here you will be able to disable plugins.

Disable Icognito Mode or Private Browsing in Chrome

Incognito Gone is a small free tool that lets you disable private browsing or Icognito Mode in Google Chrome browser.

How To Stop Private Browsing

This tool lets you disable private browsing in Chrome as well as Internet Explorer and Firefox, as well.

Edge user? This post will show you how to Disable InPrivate browsing mode in Edge.

As I said earlier, unless you have specific reasons for wanting to disable private browsing, it might be a good idea to let things be as they are.

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