Ensure yourun the Command Prompt utility with administrative privilegesto avoid encountering errors while turning off private browsing mode.

You should now see that Incognito mode has been disabled (grayed out) in Chrome.

Press Command+Space to bring up the Spotlight search window.

A smartphone in the middle of the screen with Google Chrome Incognito window open.

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Then, typeTerminaland double-click “Terminal” in the search results to open it.

In the Terminal window, enter the following command:

Press Enter after typing the command.

After executing the command, terminate the Terminal window.

Disabling private browsing in Chrome on Windows.

You’ll find that private browsing mode has been turned off in Chrome.

Next, set up a passcode for Screen Time to prevent your child from making unauthorized changes.

This will protect Screen Time with the passcode.

Private browsing mode grayed out in Chrome.

Now, navigate to “Content and Privacy Restrictions.”

activate the toggle next to “Content and Privacy Restrictions” and tap on “Content Restrictions.”

You may need to enter the passcode to get into the content restrictions configs.

Disabling the private browsing in Chrome on macOS.

activate the toggle next to Content and Privacy.

Once selected, click “Done” in the bottom-right corner.

Then, rename the key accordingly.

Turning on the screen time on iPhone.

The only available method involves using an extension that turns off private browsing.

However, due to the associated risks with third-party extensions, we strongly advise against using them.

Also, you could implement content filters within Edge to disable access to inappropriate content.

Setting up the screen time passcode on iPhone.

it’s possible for you to now prevent your child or other users from browsing privately.

They may find ways to work around these restrictions.

Enabling the content and privacy restrictions on iPhone.

Turning off access to adult websites in the screen time settings on iPhone.

Disabling the adult content from the content and privacy settings on macOS.

Creating a key in Registry Editor to disable inprivate mode in Microsoft Edge.

New Inprivate window option grayed out in Microsoft Edge on Windows.