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Shortcut Key To Open Incognito Window in Chrome

The keyboard shortcut to open a new incognito window (Private window) in Google Chrome is Ctrl+Shift+N.

To close an incognito window, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+W or Alt+F4.

Create Incognito Mode Shortcut on Desktop

Do the following steps to create an Incognito Mode shortcut on your Windows Desktop.

Open a File Explorer and navigate to C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application. Right-click the chrome.exe and click Send to Desktop.

A Google Chrome shortcut will appear on your Desktop. Right-click the shortcut and select Properties.

Make sure you are in the Shortcut tab.

Change the value of the Target text box to "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" -incognito and Click Ok.

Now when you double click the desktop shortcut, a new incognito window will be open.

We can change the icon of the shortcut to the incognito icon.

Right-click the shortcut, go to Properties, and click the change icon button.

Select the incognito icon and click Ok.