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.