How to enable incognito mode in Chrome

Confidentiality is what most modern Internet users strive for. And this is not at all surprising, because many of them have to share a PC/laptop with relatives, colleagues or friends.

Google became concerned about the issue of privacy more than five years ago. It was then that an interesting feature appeared in their browser, allowing them to surf the Internet!

What is incognito mode?

Incognito mode is one of the many features built into the browser that allows users to keep their browsing history private.

In other words, this is a mode of browsing websites in which no session data remains on the device used to access the Internet. When the user turns it on, the browser automatically stops recording data downloaded by portals and the history of visits, and also does not save the list of programs, pictures and other files downloaded by the user, while the files themselves and added bookmarks are saved.

“Incognito” does not hide information from the sites visited by the user and his provider!

It is worth noting that the user can be in normal and anonymous mode at the same time, and only the data of those web resources that were opened in the usual way will be saved.

How to enable incognito in Chrome

To enter incognito mode you need to:

1. Click on the “three dots” icon located in the upper right corner of the browser.
2. Click on the inscription “New window in incognito mode.”
3. A new window should appear in front of you, warning you about changing the mode.

You can also switch to anonymous mode by simultaneously pressing the “Ctrl” + “Shift” + “N” keys.

How to disable incognito mode in Chrome

To exit incognito, just close the browser window and launch it again.

How to view incognito history in Chrome

Recording your browsing history in incognito mode can only be enabled using third-party extensions from the Chrome online store.

The most popular representative of such extensions is “Off The Record History”.

After installing the extension, you must allow its use in incognito mode on the settings page, otherwise the history will not be saved.

The browsing history of the current session will be saved directly in the extension and will be available by clicking on its icon in the control panel.

It is impossible to view your browsing history after the incognito window is closed.