There are instances where you would like to permanently block InPrivate Browsing feature in Edge. One of the instance could be your children or relatives who have access to your PC might misuse it to hide their browsing history.
If you would like to know how InPrivate Browsing works in Microsoft Edge read this – How to Browse InPrivate in Microsoft Edge.
Let’s learn how to block InPrivate feature in Edge.
How to Permanently Block InPrivate Browsing in Microsoft Edge
Here are the steps:
Step 1: From your keyboard, press “Windows Logo key + R”. This will open the Run dialog box. Now type “regedit” and then click on the “OK” button.
Step 2: Now navigate to this path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft
Step 3: Now, you need to right click on Microsoft key, select New, and then select Key.
Step 4: You have to rename the newly created key as “Edge”. Now right click on the Edge key folder, and select “New” and select “DWORD (32-bit) Value”. Now rename this folder as “InPrivateModeAvailability”. Now double-click on the InPrivateModeAvailability folder, a new pop-up will appear where you have to change the value data to 1 and press “OK“. Now restart the computer to implement this change.
So this is how to disable InPrivate Browsing in Microsoft Edge.
In case you want to enable InPrivate Browsing again, then you have to go back through the whole process and change the InPrivateModeAvailability value data to “0”.
Note: Learn how to edit the registry in Windows. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.
I hope you found this tutorial useful and informative. In case you have any questions or comments, you can ask them in the comments section given below.
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