All web browsers (Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Edge and Opera) include browsing in private mode which is used to navigate without leaving traces and without the sites visited being stored in the history .
What is important to know is that the private or " incognito " mode, in spite of the name, does not hide the user's identity from the sites, but simply prevents the browser from saving cookies and downloaded files to display images and text for
The discourse on how to surf anonymously, in fact, is completely different than that of surfing in private, because it requires programs such as VPNs, special browsers such as TOR or Proxy through which to pass the connection so that the true IP of the computer used and capable of encrypting communications.
The private mode is useful, however, when you want to open sites without leaving traces in history or to open Facebook, YouTube and Google with a different account than the one normally used.
For example, it is also useful to open an incognito tab on Chrome when a guest asks to use the computer, so that the login to the sites he accesses is not stored and not to show him our preferences on the websites.
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1) Google Chrome
To open a private browsing tab in Chrome, press the button with three dots at the top right and choose the " new incognito window ".
This can be done both on Chrome for PC and on Android and iPhone.
To always launch Chrome in incognito mode on Windows, create a copy of the Chrome link and to the right of the quotes, -incognito
This works with normal Chrome and also with its variants.
With Chrome it is also possible to set some chosen sites to open automatically incognito.
2) Firefox
In Firefox you can open a new browser window in private mode by going to the menu at the top right and clicking on " new anonymous window ".
To always open Firefox with anonymous browsing, you don't need to create a link, but you have to change an option in the settings.
Press the Firefox menu, go to Options in the Privacy and Security section and under the History settings section select "Do not save history".
Firefox does not notify the user that you are using anonymous or incognito browsing mode.
3) Safari
In Safari you can open a private browsing window from its main menu, both on Mac and on iPhone and iPad.
The Safari browser on macOS includes an option to always open it in private browsing mode.
To find it, open Safari and press on Safari -> Preferences .
In the General box, click on the " Safari opens with " box and select " A new private window ". When you open Safari in the future, it will open in private browsing mode.
To undo this change, change that same option to " A new window ".
4) Microsoft Edge
In the main Edge menu which can be found by clicking on the three dots button at the top right you can open a new tab to browse the internet privately using the " New InPrivate window " option.
In Edge there is no possibility to set the browser to always open in private mode, at least for now.
Note that the Edge is also present in the Application Guard mode, safe and protected from any malware.
5) Internet Explorer
You can open a new tab in private on Internet Explorer from the main menu, by clicking on the ingranaddio, then going to Security and pressing on InPrivate Browsing.
To always open Internet Explorer in Private Browsing, create a desktop shortcut for Internet Explorer and add the -private command after the quotes and a space after the quotation marks and a space.
For example, on my computer, the destination box would be written like this: "C: \ Program Files \ Internet Explorer \ iexplore.exe" -private
6) Opera
Opera is a special browser that allows you to open a new tab in private browsing and also to use an internal VPN that covers the IP of the computer and falsifies the connection.
The " Reserved Window " option is found in the Opera Options menu, at the top left.
Opera's VPN can be activated from the settings, in the privacy and security section.
You can also launch Opera always in private mode by adding the parameter --private in the destination field of the connection properties.
Alternatively, without browsing in private, you can prevent the browser from saving sites in the history
As already seen, you can use private browsers that automatically delete browsing history and data or portable browsers that do not install and save data on a USB stick.
Do not forget, then, the browsers with the VPN to open anonymous sites
READ ALSO:
- Always use private web browsing on PC
- Always open certain sites incognito (Chrome) or anonymous (Firefox)
What is important to know is that the private or " incognito " mode, in spite of the name, does not hide the user's identity from the sites, but simply prevents the browser from saving cookies and downloaded files to display images and text for
The discourse on how to surf anonymously, in fact, is completely different than that of surfing in private, because it requires programs such as VPNs, special browsers such as TOR or Proxy through which to pass the connection so that the true IP of the computer used and capable of encrypting communications.
The private mode is useful, however, when you want to open sites without leaving traces in history or to open Facebook, YouTube and Google with a different account than the one normally used.
For example, it is also useful to open an incognito tab on Chrome when a guest asks to use the computer, so that the login to the sites he accesses is not stored and not to show him our preferences on the websites.
READ ALSO: When to use incognito navigation (on Chrome, Firefox and other browsers) "> On this link, press on it with the right mouse button and in the destination field where there is the path of the browser exe file, add one space after the quotes on the right and a parameter that we are going to see depending on the browser used.
1) Google Chrome
To open a private browsing tab in Chrome, press the button with three dots at the top right and choose the " new incognito window ".
This can be done both on Chrome for PC and on Android and iPhone.
To always launch Chrome in incognito mode on Windows, create a copy of the Chrome link and to the right of the quotes, -incognito
This works with normal Chrome and also with its variants.
With Chrome it is also possible to set some chosen sites to open automatically incognito.
2) Firefox
In Firefox you can open a new browser window in private mode by going to the menu at the top right and clicking on " new anonymous window ".
To always open Firefox with anonymous browsing, you don't need to create a link, but you have to change an option in the settings.
Press the Firefox menu, go to Options in the Privacy and Security section and under the History settings section select "Do not save history".
Firefox does not notify the user that you are using anonymous or incognito browsing mode.
3) Safari
In Safari you can open a private browsing window from its main menu, both on Mac and on iPhone and iPad.
The Safari browser on macOS includes an option to always open it in private browsing mode.
To find it, open Safari and press on Safari -> Preferences .
In the General box, click on the " Safari opens with " box and select " A new private window ". When you open Safari in the future, it will open in private browsing mode.
To undo this change, change that same option to " A new window ".
4) Microsoft Edge
In the main Edge menu which can be found by clicking on the three dots button at the top right you can open a new tab to browse the internet privately using the " New InPrivate window " option.
In Edge there is no possibility to set the browser to always open in private mode, at least for now.
Note that the Edge is also present in the Application Guard mode, safe and protected from any malware.
5) Internet Explorer
You can open a new tab in private on Internet Explorer from the main menu, by clicking on the ingranaddio, then going to Security and pressing on InPrivate Browsing.
To always open Internet Explorer in Private Browsing, create a desktop shortcut for Internet Explorer and add the -private command after the quotes and a space after the quotation marks and a space.
For example, on my computer, the destination box would be written like this: "C: \ Program Files \ Internet Explorer \ iexplore.exe" -private
6) Opera
Opera is a special browser that allows you to open a new tab in private browsing and also to use an internal VPN that covers the IP of the computer and falsifies the connection.
The " Reserved Window " option is found in the Opera Options menu, at the top left.
Opera's VPN can be activated from the settings, in the privacy and security section.
You can also launch Opera always in private mode by adding the parameter --private in the destination field of the connection properties.
Alternatively, without browsing in private, you can prevent the browser from saving sites in the history
As already seen, you can use private browsers that automatically delete browsing history and data or portable browsers that do not install and save data on a USB stick.
Do not forget, then, the browsers with the VPN to open anonymous sites
READ ALSO:
- Always use private web browsing on PC
- Always open certain sites incognito (Chrome) or anonymous (Firefox)
