Browsers | Incognito or private browsing windows

Owned by Savannah Swanson
Last updated: Sept 20, 2022
3 min read

Microsoft Edge

  1. Open Microsoft Edge

  2. Click on the ellipses (three dots stacked in the top right corner)

  3. Choose New InPrivate window

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+N

Alternatively, with the browser launched, if you have the icon pinned to the Taskbar on a PC, you can right-click on the icon and choose New InPrivate window.

 

Firefox 

  1. Open Firefox

  2. Click on the menu (three lines stacked in the top right corner)

  3. Choose New private window'

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+P

Alternatively, with the browser launched, if you have the icon pinned to the Taskbar on a PC, you can right-click on the icon and choose New InPrivate window. Ctrl-click on macOS.

Chrome

  1. Open Chrome

  2. Click on the ellipses (three dots stacked in the top right corner)

  3. Choose New Incognito Window

Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+N

Alternatively, with the browser launched, if you have the icon pinned to the Taskbar on a PC, you can right-click on the icon and choose New InPrivate window. Ctrl-click on macOS.

Safari 

  1. Open Safari

  2. On macOS click File in the upper left hand navigation menu

  3. Choose New Private Window

 

Alternatively, with the browser launched, if you have the icon pinned to the dock on a macOS, you can Ctrl + click on the icon and choose New Private Window.