How to Open a New Private Window

Overview

Private Browsing, InPrivate Browsing, or Incognito Mode offers some improved privacy while browsing. When you browse normally, your web browser stores data about your browsing history. You can visit a website in private-browsing mode, and the browser won’t store any history, cookies, form data – or anything else. Some data, like cookies, may be kept for the duration of the private browsing session and immediately discarded when you close the browser.

You can also use a keyboard shortcut to open an Incognito window:

  • Windows, Linux, or Chrome OS: Press Ctrl + Shift + n.
  • Mac: Press ⌘ + Shift + n.

Chrome

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.

  1. At the top right, click More  icon, and click New Incognito Window. A new incognito window appears.

Edge

  1. Open Edge.

  1. Click the three-dot menu  icon in the top right.
  2. Click New InPrivate Window from the drop down menu. A new private window appears.

Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer.

  1. Click the Settings icon.
  2. Expand Safety and select InPrivate Browsing. A new private window appears.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Mozilla FIrefox.

  1. Click the menu icon, and click New Private Window. A new private window appears.

Safari

  1. Open Safari.

  1. Click File in the top left corner.
  2. Click New Private Window. A new private window appears.

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