How to open Microsoft Edge always InPrivate mode on Windows 11

On Windows 11, you can configure Microsoft Edge always to start InPrivate mode to improve your online privacy, and in this guide, we will outline the steps to complete this task. InPrivate mode is a feature that prevents the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge from saving your browsing history, cookies, and site data, as well as passwords, addresses, and form data during a session.

When closing an InPrivate session, Microsoft Edge deletes all your browsing information of that session. Therefore, helping to reduce the amount of data that websites can track about your online activities. It is also a great feature to prevent other people from snooping into your information on a shared device.

Although starting a new InPrivate session is pretty simple, if you are setting up a shared device or do not want to save any browsing data, you can set InPrivate as the default option when opening Microsoft Edge.

This guide will teach you the steps to configure the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge to start InPrivate mode on Windows 11.

Open Microsoft Edge InPrivate by default on Windows 11

To start Edge InPrivate mode by default on Windows 11, use these steps:

1. Right-click the Microsoft Edge icon in the Taskbar.

2. Right-click the Microsoft Edge item in the list and select the Properties option.

   

3. In the “Target” setting, append the -inprivate option at the end of the line. It should look like this:

   "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory=Default -inprivate

   

4. Click the Apply button.

5. Click the OK button.

Once you complete the steps, a new InPrivate session will open every time you launch Microsoft Edge using the taskbar icon.