Turn off InPrivate Browsing

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.

Supported on: At least Internet Explorer 8.0

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Privacy
Value NameEnableInPrivateBrowsing
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value0
Disabled Value1

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