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How to Start Edge Incognito Using The Command Line
This can be done from Command Prompt and PowerShell
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Published onOctober 31, 2024
published onOctober 31, 2024
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Developers and advanced users might want to start Edge Incognito using a command line and use it in their scripts. This is simple to do, and in today’s guide, we’ll show you a couple of methods you can use to achieve that.
How do I open Edge in Private Mode using the command line?
1. Use Command Prompt
You can also use –new-window parameter to open another instance like this:start msedge.exe www.windowsreport.com -inprivate –new-window
2. Use PowerShell
Of course, you can open a new instance with the following command:Start-Process msedge.exe -ArgumentList “-inprivate”, “-new-window”, “windowsreport.com”
How do I open Edge in CMD?
You can do that by following the steps from our first solution, just be sure to exclude the-inprivateparameter in your commands.
As you can see, it’s pretty simple to start Edge Incognito using the command line, and you can do that from both PowerShell and Command Prompt in a matter of moments.
This isn’t the only browser that can do this, and we have a great guide on how to launchFirefox Incognito using the command line.
If you plan to stick to Edge, don’t miss our guide on how toallow Edge extensions to run in InPrivate mode. We also have a guide on how toalways start Edge in Incognito, so don’t miss it.
More about the topics:command prompt,microsoft edge,Private browsing
Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
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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Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
