Guide: Disable InPrivate Browsing in Edge Chromium for Windows and MacOS
Microsoft Edge is a great browser that is significantly faster in performance and supports a huge library of extensions. You should have a blast using it.
Microsoft Edge Chromium brings an InPrivate browsing mode to the table, which is similar to InPrivate in the non-Chromium version of Edge and doesn’t track your browsing history offline. Unless you are the sole user of Microsoft Edge Chromium on your PC or Mac, having InPrivate browser windows floating around is a bad idea.
Disable InPrivate mode in Microsoft Edge Chromium to have an overview of what’s happening on your PC or Mac.
Microsoft Edge Chromium is a browser that uses the same rendering engine as Chrome. To disable InPrivate browsing, we’ll need to use a similar process to do it on Windows. First, we’ll need to install Microsoft Edge Chromium on our computer. Then, we’ll need to open it and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the window. This will take you to a page that will show you how to disable InPrivate browsing in Microsoft Edge Chromium. After clicking on this link, you’ll be taken to a page that will show you how to do it in macOS.
Disable InPrivate Browsing in Windows
Disable InPrivate browser windows in Microsoft Edge Chromium on your Windows 10 device by using the following steps:
- Open the Registry Editor on your Windows 10 device.
- Create a new registry key by typing regedit in the Registry Editor and then pressing OK.
- Name the key InPrivateBrowserWindowRegistryKey and press OK to create the registry key.
- Set the value of the key to 1 to disable InPrivate browser windows on Microsoft Edge Chromium.
Step 2: Type the following command to start a new instance of Windows Search: netsh ws search add “C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Search” -name “DefaultSearch”
If you prefer to use Windows PowerShell, type “powershell” in Windows Search and then click Run as administrator.
net stop wuauserv net start wuauserv ..
Microsoft Edge policies are in private mode availability. This setting allows you to control how easily people can access your browsing data.
Get-ChildItem -Path C:\Windows\System32\config This command will list all the files and folders in the C:\Windows\System32\config folder. ..
cmd.exe / c REG ADD HKLMSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftEdge / v InPrivateModeAvailability / t REG_DWORD / d 1 This command adds the following registry key to the Windows Registry: HKLMSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftEdge InPrivateModeAvailability = 1
Hit the Enter key to run the command. Once the message ‘The operation completed successfully’ comes up on the screen, press Esc or click anywhere outside of the PowerShell window. ..
Microsoft Edge is not working properly and you can’t open new InPrivate windows. Additionally, the Ctrl + Shift + N shortcut for a new InPrivate window doesn’t work either.
netstat -an | grep InPrivate
Microsoft is deleting its policies for Microsoft Edge in InPrivateMode. This means that the browser will not be available to the general public, and Microsoft will not release any information about it. ..
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Processor -Filter “processorName=‘Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU E5-2699 v2’ " This command returns all the processors in a computer that have the name “Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU E5-2699 v2.”
cmd.exe / c REG DELETE HKLMSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftEdge / v InPrivateModeAvailability / f Remove the ability to access Microsoft Edge in private mode.
Microsoft Edge is currently using Chromium as its default browser. To make sure that the change to using Microsoft Edge Chromium takes effect, you should quit and restart Microsoft Edge.
Turn off InPrivate Browsing in macOS
To disable InPrivate browser windows in Microsoft Edge Chromium on a Mac, you need to run the following command through the macOS Terminal: /usr/bin/com.apple.darwin.x86_64.launchd –disable-inprivate-browser-windows
Step 2: In the Utilities folder, open Terminal. Step 3: Type “com.apple.finder” and hit return. Step 4: In Terminal, type “sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apple-finder/ppa” and hit return. Step 5: Type “sudo apt-get update” and hit return. Step 6: Type “sudo apt-get install com.apple.finder” and hit return.
Step 3: Type “sudo” to start the sudo command. Step 4: Type “git” to clone the Git repository. Step 5: Type “git push” to push the changes to the Git repository.
If you’re looking for a faster way to get to the terminal, you can use Spotlight. Just hit Cmd + Spacebar> type Terminal> hit Enter. ..
git clone https://github.com/apache/commons-lang3.git Step 4: cd commons-lang3
This setting changes the behavior of the Edge browser so that it only allows private browsing when it is enabled.
Press Enter to run the command and exit Terminal.
Step 4: Save your work, restart your Mac and open Microsoft Edge Chromium.
The InPrivate browser windows option on the Edge menu is grayed out and the Shift + Cmd + N keyboard shortcut associated with it will not work.
defaults write com.apple.private-browsing -bool true ..
Defaulting the com.microsoft.edge InPrivateModeAvailability setting to 0 will make Edge inaccessible in private mode.
Don’t forget to restart your Mac for the change to take effect.
Privacy is important … not
Privacy is important, but it can be a hassle to always keep an eye on what’s going on on your computer. Of course, anyone can just delete their browsing history and cover their tracks that way. But the lack of private browser windows means that convenience is lost and will only help to a limited extent. ..
Microsoft Edge Chromium disabled InPrivate Mode for me because I wanted to be able to see my browsing history and other activity in a more private setting. Leave a comment and let us know if you have any other issues with this feature.
InPrivate browsing windows are disabled in Microsoft Edge Chromium on your Mac. However, you can still use Safari to browse privately. Here is how to turn off private browsing windows in Safari.
Disable InPrivate Browsing in Edge Chromium for Windows and MacOS: benefits
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Final note
If you’re using Edge on a Windows or MacOS computer, you can disable private browsing in order to save battery life. This guide will show you how to do this in both platforms. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask us.
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