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Turn off InPrivate Browsing

Supported on: At least Internet Explorer 8.0

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Privacy
HKCU Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Privacy

Value name: EnableInPrivateBrowsing

Enabled: EnableInPrivateBrowsing = 0

Disabled: EnableInPrivateBrowsing = 1

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.