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Disable Private Browsing in Opera: Can You Turn it Off?
This isn’t possible without third-party tools
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Updated onNovember 1, 2024
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Many users are wondering if you can disable Private browsing in Opera, so today we’re going to answer this question once and for all.
How do I turn off Private mode in Opera?
Use browser extensions
Now whenever you try to open Incognito mode in Opera, it will automatically close it. This method will prevent you from using theOpera Incognito shortcutas well as the menu option.
Since this is a Chrome extension, it will also prevent you fromopening Opera GX in Incognito mode.
Unfortunately, there’s no native way to disable Private browsing in Opera, even though it uses the same engine as Chrome.
We wrote in our previous guide what to do if there’sno Incognito mode in Chrome, and one of the reasons why this issue occurs is that there are special policies that administrators can enable for Chrome.
With Opera, there are no such policies available natively, so your only option is to use extensions. While this isn’t the most reliable solution, since extensions can be easily disabled, it’s the only one currently available.
To learn more about this feature, we have a guide that explores whether its possible toretrieve Opera Incognito history, so don’t miss it. If you’re having any issues, ourOpera Private browsing is not workingguide should be able to help you fix them.
Don’t forget that you can alsodisable incognito mode on your Edge browser.
Did you find a different method to achieve this on your own? If so, share it with us in the comments below!
More about the topics:Incognito mode,Opera Web Browser
Milan Stanojevic
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Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
