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
.
![shortcut key to open incognito window in chrome](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/static.elearning.wsldp.com/images/pcmag/shortcut-key-to-open-incognito-window-in-chrome.webp)
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.
![Send google chrome shortcut to desktop](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/static.elearning.wsldp.com/images/pcmag/send-chrome-shortcut-to-desktop.webp)
A Google Chrome shortcut will appear on your Desktop. Right-click the shortcut and select Properties.
![google chrome shortcut properties](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/static.elearning.wsldp.com/images/pcmag/google-chrome-shortcut-properties.webp)
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.
![Create Incognito Mode Shortcut on Desktop](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/static.elearning.wsldp.com/images/pcmag/create-incognito-mode-shortcut-on-desktop.webp)
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.
![change the icon of the shortcut to the incognito icon](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/static.elearning.wsldp.com/images/pcmag/change-the-icon-of-the-chrome-shortcut.webp)
Select the incognito icon and click Ok.
![google chrome incognito icon](https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/static.elearning.wsldp.com/images/pcmag/chrome-incognito-icon.webp)