I know a few articles have been written about this topic already elsewhere. That said, I sometimes will do a blog post so if I need to find something again, I know it will exist on my own blog. For a while I had been using, which is a fork of Google Chrome that has many privacy options enabled by default. Since, at the time of this writing, it is currently five major versions behind mainline Chrome, it’s gone Open Source, and there doesn’t appear to be any recent checkins on the GitHub project, and there will, I’m guessing we probably won’t see an update unless someone undertakes a major effort.
With that in mind, I’m looking to try and configure Google Chrome as securely as possible. There is the and another independently maintained page on. You could also use something like the. However, none of these pages solve one feature I really enjoyed about Aviator: starting up the browser in Incognito Mode.
Chrome has an incognito mode that allows you to view the web without your cookies or search history influencing the results. Pages you view in this mode Assuming Chrome is open, the easiest way to open a new browsing session in incognito mode is to utilize the keyboard shortcut: CTRL + SHIFT + N.
This does two important things:. Doesn’t log website browsing history at all. Clears all cookies on browser exit However, Google Chrome does not offer an easy way to do this, but it can be done in two specific places: The shortcut you use to start Google Chrome on your Windows machine and the Windows registry. First, the shortcut. Find it on your computer, right-click on it and select Properties from the pulldown menu. Add a –incognito to the end of the Target field (note, it’s a space, two dashes, then incognito) and click Apply. This will cause Chrome to start in Incognito Mode when launched from the shortcut.
However, this will not cause web links you click on in other apps to also launch into the Incognito Mode. To do that, you need to edit the registry as follows:. Open Regedit (From the Start Menu, type regedit).
Find the following registry key: HKEYCLASSESROOT ChromeHTML shell open command. Edit the registry string (double click on “(Default)”), adding a –incognito to the value data between the quote and the double hyphen and click Ok. Congratulations, you’re now permanently incognito in Chrome. Note if you want to use some of your extensions in Chrome, you will need to manually enable them for Incognito Mode by clicking on the hamburger menu in the upper right corner of the browser window (the three vertical lines), selecting Settings, and then clicking on Extensions. Check the “Allow in Incognito” checkbox for each one.
While it’s all fine and good that I can configure this stuff by default, I really wish Google had a one-click option that just enabled all this stuff by default. To do something similar on the Mac, try the For Linux, it will likely be a distribution specific answer, but.
We often use private browsing mode or Incognito mode of the browser for surfing the web, especially when we do not want the browser tosave history and cookies. For a layman user private browsing mode of the browser provides a basic level of privacy where all his browsing activities and searches are automatically flushed with the end of his browsing session.
Now, when we talk about Chrome browser the private browsing mode is known as Incognito mode. Like other browsers, the Incognito mode in Chrome also accomplishes the same set of privacy to its users. However, on one side where Incognito mode of Chrome provides us the privacy while surfing over Internet on other side it reduces the functionality of the browser by disabling all extensions.
Well, no need to lose your heart as in this article we will provide you with the simple instructions to enable Chrome extensions in Incognito mode. Read Also: Why are Chrome Extensions Disabled in Incognito Mode? Before learning how to enable Chrome extensions in private browsing mode, we will first discuss why do the extensions automatically get disabled in Incognito mode. As you all know that extensions are a small set of programs or applications that not only improve the functionality of Chrome by providing additional nifty features but also add an extra layer to the security. However, when we get into Incognito mode in Chrome all the extensions automatically disappear. Since the basic purpose of Incognito mode is to prevent the browser from tracking the user’s activity, therefore, Chrome cannot confirm that which of the extensions will track user’s data and which won’t.
Thus, to provide you a complete private interface to browse the web it disables all the extensions that you have installed in your browser. But you do not need to worry as we are here with a turn around that will allow you to continue with your favorite extension, and that too in Incognito mode.
Read Also: How to Enable Chrome Extensions in Incognito Mode? Once you enable extensions in Incognito mode of Chrome you will be duly benefitted as now you can browse in private mode and that too along with your favorite extensions.
To get started, launch Chrome browser in normal mode and click on menu (three dots) at the top right corner of the screen. From the drop-down menu select More tools option and navigate to Extensions. This will open Chrome extensions window. Here you can find all the extensions that you have installed in Chrome. Now since you wish to enable Chrome extensions in private browsing mode, select the extensions individually that you want to use in Incognito mode and click on Details. Click on Allow in Incognito button to enable that Chrome extension even in Incognito mode. This will display a warning that Google Chrome has no control over extension to stop them from tracking the browsing session.
Therefore, we recommend you enable only those extension in Incognito mode that you feel are essential and trustworthy. From next time onward whenever you start your Chrome browser in Incognito mode you will find your favorite extension right there, all set to use. Read Also: Yeah, it’s true that Chrome disables all the extensions in private browsing mode for a valid reason that is to safeguard our privacy.
However, there is no harm in enabling Chrome extensions in Incognito mode that we trust and feel are necessary, like the one that disables pop-ups and ads. As no one wants to face those nuisance ads and pop-ups irrespective of normal or Incognito browsing mode.