The Google Chrome browser has a secret browsing mode called incognito shortcut. It is an effective method for preserving our anonymity when we are online. Every page the user views will have its URL stored by a standard browser. By default, when users use Incognito mode, their browser will not save any data pertaining to the websites they visit, including cookies and browsing histories. Any regular Chrome browser will allow you to access Incognito mode. Making a shortcut for it is the only way to access it immediately, rather than launching Chrome as usual. Here, you’ll find instructions on how to make a shortcut to Incognito mode. The majority of Chrome Incognito shortcut users will launch the mode by navigating to the Chrome menu or clicking on the Chrome icon. To access Incognito mode, they can press the shortcut key for the incognito combination of CTRL + SHIFT + N. You may also open it by selecting the New incognito window option when right-clicking on the icon in the taskbar. Check out the below way if you’d want a more effective shortcut instead of these default ones.
Making an Incognito Mode Shortcut in Google Chrome
You may make an Incognito shortcut mode just as you would any other app. To accomplish this, just follow the same procedures as when you’re making a desktop shortcut. To make this shortcut launch Incognito mode in Chrome, you’ll need to add a command to it. To give it a go, just follow these steps:
- Right-click on the desktop and choose the New > Shortcut option.
- A popup will pop up asking you to create a shortcut. To access the chrome.exe file on your computer, click the Browse button. Furthermore, the path can be copied and pasted into the box. Take note: The path needs quotation marks on both sides.
- Also, add the “-incognito” at the end of the command without quotes.
- “%ProgramFiles%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe“
- To go to the following stage, click the following button. After that, give this shortcut a name of your choosing. At last, to finish, click the Finish button.
- The shortcut to enter incognito shortcut mode can now be double-clicked.
- Additionally, this shortcut allows you to select a specific page that will load every time you launch incognito mode.
- “%ProgramFiles%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe“
- To accomplish this, append the page address to the end of the command, as illustrated below:
Customizing the Chrome Incognito Shortcut Icon
You can also customize the shortcut’s icon once you create it. It can be perplexing if you already have a shortcut to Chrome because the shortcut will include an Incognito icon of Chrome by default. Chrome gives you the option to use an icon it provides or to use an icon you already have in your system files. That way, you’ll be able to tell the two icons apart.
- Right-click on the icon and choose the Properties option in the context menu.
- Select the Shortcut tab in the properties window and click on the Change Icon button.
- Now you can select the icon from the list it provides or you can browse any other icon that you want to set.
- Click on the Apply/OK button to apply the changes. Now you can see the new icon for your shortcut.
FAQS
How incognito is incognito mode on Chrome?
In Incognito, none of your browsing history, cookies site data, or information entered in forms are saved on your device. This means your activity doesn’t show up in your Chrome browser history, so people who also use your device won’t see your activity.
How to start Chrome in incognito mode?
Instruction
- Open Google Chrome.
- Select the three-dot icon in the upper-right corner.
- Select the New Incognito shortcut window from the drop-down menu. A new window opens, usually darker colored than normal, showing Incognito at the top right.
