You have a few options to launch or start each web browser in a Private or Incognito session. InPrivate in Microsoft Edge, Private Browsing in Safari, Incognito in Chrome, Private window in Firefox and Opera.
Start Incognito Mode in Chrome
- To launch Incognito In Chrome click on the 3-dots (top right-corner) and select > New incognito window.
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- With Chrome open the keyboard shortcut for Chrome is Ctrl+Shift+N to launch the Incognito session.
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- Right-click on the Chrome taskbar icon and select New incognito window
Start InPrivate window in Edge browser
- In the Microsoft Edge browser, click on the 3-dots (top right-corner) and select New InPrivate window.
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- With Edge open the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+N to launch the InPrivate Browsing session
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- Right-click on the Edge taskbar icon and select New InPrivate window.
Start Private Browsing in Firefox
- Launch Mozilla Firefox browser in private browsing mode, click on 3-lines (top right-corner) > New Private Window.
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- With Firefox open the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+P to launch the Private session.
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- Right-click on the Firefox taskbar icon and select New private window
Start private browsing in Opera
- To launch Opera click on Customize and control Opera click on New private window.
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- With Opera open the keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+N.
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- Right-click on the Opera taskbar icon and select New private window will also start private browsing.
Start Private Browsing in Safari
iOS / IPhone / IPad:
- Open Safari on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap the tabs icon (two overlapping squares) in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
- Tap "Start Page" at the bottom where the down arrow is then tap “Private.”
- Tap the "+" icon to open a new private browsing tab.
macOS / Mac:
- Open a Safari window on your Mac.
- Click on "File" in the top-left corner of the menu bar.
- Select "New Private Window" from the dropdown menu. A new window with a dark address bar will open, indicating that you're now in private browsing mode.