Incognito mode in the Google Chrome browser
To secretly browse the web in Google Chrome you need to enable incognito mode. This will allow you to browse various resources, play games or surf social networks without looking back, because the browsing history will not display the addresses of pages that were opened in the browser window. How incognito mode works:
- All pages opened in Google Chrome in incognito mode, as well as downloaded files, do not remain in the browsing and download history.
- Cookies are deleted immediately after closing a window that was opened in incognito mode.
- All changes that have been made to browser settings and bookmarks are saved even after closing the window and will be available in subsequent sessions.
Using incognito mode in your browser
Steps to open a window in incognito mode:
- In the upper right corner, click the Google Chrome menu button.
- In the window that pops up, select “New window in incognito mode.” Note that you can open a window in this mode using hotkey combinations "Ctrl+Shift+N".
- After this, a new window will open in incognito mode. To verify this, look at the upper left corner of your browser window. A special icon should appear there.
- A message will appear in the center of the window in which the user will receive general information about the operation of the mode. Two active inscriptions “More about incognito mode...”, “Extension Manager” will help enable the mode expansion, which are used in standard mode and will allow you to read in detail about incognito mode.
- To make extensions available in incognito mode, click “Extension Manager”. After which a window with extension settings will appear. Here you should check the boxes next to those that are necessary for use in secret mode.
- If you decide to enable some extensions in your incognito mode, do not ignore the message that appears on the screen when you select the checkbox. It is highlighted in yellow and indicates that extensions can record actions in the browser window and Google Chrome cannot prevent this.
To exit incognito mode, just close the browser window in a known way: by clicking on the “X” icon in the upper right corner of the browser window or using the keyboard shortcut “Alt+F4”. Be careful, because not only the browser stores information about your visits to certain resources, your presence may be registered on sites.
