Turn off InPrivate Browsing
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Key metadata and intent for this policy.

Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Privacy
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 8.0

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.

Internal name
DisableInPrivateBrowsing
Policy ID
82342449c19d
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Privacy
Value name
EnableInPrivateBrowsing
REG_DWORD
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Privacy
Value name
EnableInPrivateBrowsing
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
1
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
1

Policy elements

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This policy has no additional user input fields.