Turn off InPrivate Browsing
- Policy ID
- DisableInPrivateBrowsing
- Scope
- Computer Configuration, User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Internet Explorer 8.0
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › Internet Explorer › Privacy
Description
This policy setting allows you to turn off the InPrivate Browsing feature.
InPrivate Browsing prevents Internet Explorer from storing data about a user's browsing session. This includes cookies, temporary Internet files, history, and other data.
If you enable this policy setting, InPrivate Browsing is turned off.
If you disable this policy setting, InPrivate Browsing is available for use.
If you do not configure this policy setting, InPrivate Browsing can be turned on or off through the registry.
Registry
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
- EnableInPrivateBrowsingREG_DWORD
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- EnableInPrivateBrowsingREG_DWORD