{"id":13971,"date":"2018-02-15T14:10:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T08:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/?p=13971"},"modified":"2023-08-11T18:40:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T13:10:11","slug":"disable-incognito-mode-chrome-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-incognito-mode-chrome-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Incognito Mode in Chrome Windows 10 and macOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><em>Do you want to turn off private browsing mode or Google Chrome Incognito mode feature? Here\u2019s how to disable Incognito mode in Chrome Windows 10 and macOS.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Incognito mode<\/strong> (also known as <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Private browsing<\/span> or <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Privacy mode<\/span>) is a privacy feature in Google Chrome web browser which is used to disable browsing history, cookies, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/clear-google-chrome-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">web cache<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Google Chrome incognito<\/strong> mode feature allows a person to browse the Web without storing any kind of local data that could be retrieved at a later date.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In simple words, if you don\u2019t want Google Chrome browser to remember your web activity, you can browse the web privately in Incognito mode. The <strong>private browsing mode<\/strong> doesn&#8217;t keep a record of which sites you visit because it doesn\u2019t save your browsing history, <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/enable-cookies-chrome-firefox-ie-safari-browsers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cookies and site data<\/a>, or information entered in forms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13973 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-chrome.png\" alt=\"how to disable incognito mode in chrome\" width=\"660\" height=\"431\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-chrome.png 660w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-chrome-150x98.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-chrome-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So when you browse privately by opening<strong> New Incognito Window<\/strong> in Chrome, other people who use the same device and browser won&#8217;t be able to see or track your web activity later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While the Google Chrome Incognito feature keeps your browsing history safe from prying eyes, some people prefer to <strong>disable Incognito mode in Chrome<\/strong> on their computers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For the example: Let\u2019s say, you are in a College or School and students are using <strong>private browsing Chrome<\/strong> feature &#8220;Incognito mode&#8221; to surf sensitive information then it would be extremely hard for IT admin to track what students were accessing on the Internet when Incognito window is enabled.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/where-are-chrome-bookmarks-stored-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where are Chrome Bookmarks Stored in Windows 10 PC?<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-incognito-mode-chrome-windows-10\/#How_to_Disable_Incognito_Mode_in_Chrome\" title=\"How to Disable Incognito Mode in Chrome\">How to Disable Incognito Mode in Chrome<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-incognito-mode-chrome-windows-10\/#How_to_Disable_Incognito_Mode_in_Chrome_on_Windows_10\" title=\"How to Disable Incognito Mode in Chrome on Windows 10\">How to Disable Incognito Mode in Chrome on Windows 10<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-incognito-mode-chrome-windows-10\/#How_to_Disable_Incognito_Mode_in_Chrome_on_MacOS\" title=\"How to Disable Incognito Mode in Chrome on MacOS\">How to Disable Incognito Mode in Chrome on MacOS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-incognito-mode-chrome-windows-10\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Disable_Incognito_Mode_in_Chrome\"><\/span>How to Disable Incognito Mode in Chrome<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the past few days, we have received many requests from our readers asking &#8211; how to disable incognito mode in Chrome browser? Is there any way to remove <strong>Google Chrome Incognito mode<\/strong> feature? And, many more similar questions regarding Incognito mode Chrome.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So today in this guide, we are going to explain how to turn off Incognito mode on Google Chrome web browser running on Mac and Windows operating systems.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Disable_Incognito_Mode_in_Chrome_on_Windows_10\"><\/span>How to Disable Incognito Mode in Chrome on Windows 10<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the Windows computers, disabling Google Chrome incognito mode feature is a super easy task. Only you have to make few changes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/monitor-registry-changes-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windows Registry<\/a>&nbsp;and you are done.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Follow the step by step instructions explained below to <strong>disable incognito mode<\/strong> in Chrome or turn off private browsing Chrome feature:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> First of all, open <strong>Run<\/strong> dialog box by pressing <strong>Windows + R<\/strong> keys together and then enter <strong>regedit<\/strong> in it. And, press <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Enter<\/span> key.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11764 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10.png\" alt=\"regedit windows 10\" width=\"399\" height=\"207\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10.png 399w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/regedit-windows-10-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Once the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Windows Registry Editor<\/span> is opened on your computer, navigate to the following registry key:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Google\\Chrome<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> If you don\u2019t see <strong>Google<\/strong> and <strong>Chrome<\/strong> folders under <strong>Policies<\/strong> then you have to create them by yourself.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To create <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Google<\/span> registry key under Policies, right-click on the <strong>Policies<\/strong> folder and select <strong>New &gt; Key<\/strong> option then finally rename the folder with name <strong>Google<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13972 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/google-chrome-incognito.png\" alt=\"google chrome incognito\" width=\"661\" height=\"399\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/google-chrome-incognito.png 661w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/google-chrome-incognito-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/google-chrome-incognito-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">To create <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chrome<\/span> registry key under Google, right-click on the <strong>Google<\/strong>&nbsp;folder and select <strong>New &gt; Key<\/strong> option then finally rename the folder with name <strong>Chrome<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13974 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-chrome-windows-10.png\" alt=\"how to disable incognito mode in chrome windows 10\" width=\"661\" height=\"399\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-chrome-windows-10.png 661w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-chrome-windows-10-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-chrome-windows-10-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Next, right click on the <strong>Chrome<\/strong> folder and then select <strong>New &gt; DWORD 32-bit value<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13975 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-google-chrome.png\" alt=\"how to disable incognito mode in google chrome\" width=\"661\" height=\"399\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-google-chrome.png 661w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-google-chrome-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-disable-incognito-mode-in-google-chrome-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (5):<\/strong> After that, rename the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">New Value<\/span> as <strong>IncognitoModeAvailability<\/strong>. Now double click on it and set the value data to <strong>1<\/strong> and then click on <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13976 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-turn-off-incognito-mode-on-google-chrome.png\" alt=\"how to turn off incognito mode on google chrome\" width=\"661\" height=\"399\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-turn-off-incognito-mode-on-google-chrome.png 661w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-turn-off-incognito-mode-on-google-chrome-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/how-to-turn-off-incognito-mode-on-google-chrome-300x181.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, <strong>restart<\/strong> your Windows computer and open Google Chrome web browser. You won\u2019t be able to see the Incognito Mode option from now onwards.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, you can easily<strong> disable incognito mode in Chrome Windows 10<\/strong> or any other versions of Windows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After disabling Google Chrome incognito mode, if you want to revert this setting and enable Incognito Mode again in future, you have to perform the exact same steps, only change the Value data from &#8220;<strong>1<\/strong>&#8221; to a &#8220;<strong>0<\/strong>&#8220;. That\u2019s it!<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #eee; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; margin: 2px 2px 15px 0px; border-left: 10px solid #39B54A;\" align=\"justify\"><strong>You might also like: <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/your-connection-is-not-private-chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to fix error &#8220;Your connection is not private&#8221; in Chrome<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Disable_Incognito_Mode_in_Chrome_on_MacOS\"><\/span>How to Disable Incognito Mode in Chrome on MacOS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are using MacOS and want to disable Google Chrome incognito feature then follow the below-mentioned steps:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (1):<\/strong> At first, click on <strong>Go<\/strong> and then select <strong>Utilities<\/strong> from the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">finder<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (2):<\/strong> Now you have to open the <strong>Terminal<\/strong> application.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (3):<\/strong> Once the <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Terminal<\/span> app is opened on your Mac, enter the following command then press Enter key:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>defaults write com.google.chrome IncognitoModeAvailability -integer 1<\/strong><\/pre>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Step (4):<\/strong> Once you have executed the command, now <strong>restart<\/strong> your Mac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The private browsing Chrome feature &#8220;Incognito mode&#8221; option will no longer be available on your browser.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Using these two <strong>Google Chrome Incognito mode<\/strong> disabling methods, you can easily turn off incognito mode on Chrome web browser running on Windows operating systems or MacOS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We hope this tutorial was helpful for you in order to understand what incognito mode Chrome feature is, what happens when you browse privately and <a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-incognito-mode-chrome-windows-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>how to disable incognito mode in Chrome<\/strong><\/a> Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are having any questions regarding Google Chrome private browsing mode or are still wondering <strong>how to turn off incognito mode on Google Chrome<\/strong> do let us know using the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #39b54a;\"><strong>You may also be interested in checking out:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/make-google-chrome-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make Google Chrome Faster on Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/fix-google-chrome-high-cpu-usage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Fix Google Chrome High CPU Usage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/clear-google-chrome-cache\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Clear Cache in Google Chrome<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/google-chrome-hardware-acceleration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Enable Hardware Acceleration in Google Chrome<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/enable-disable-chrome-pdf-viewer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Enable or Disable Chrome PDF Viewer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/disable-remove-google-chrome-extensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Disable or Remove Google Chrome Extensions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/enable-disable-javascript-google-chrome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Enable or Disable JavaScript in Google Chrome Browser<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/enable-cookies-chrome-firefox-ie-safari-browsers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Enable Cookies in Chrome, Firefox, IE, and Safari<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zerodollartips.com\/set-google-chrome-parental-controls-extensions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Set Parental Controls on Google Chrome Browser<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you want to turn off private browsing mode or Google Chrome Incognito mode feature? 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