{"id":15128,"date":"2019-10-06T14:49:53","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T14:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=15128"},"modified":"2019-10-06T14:52:44","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T14:52:44","slug":"open-chrome-in-guest-browsing-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-chrome-in-guest-browsing-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Ways to Open Chrome in Guest Browsing Mode on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chrome browser can be started in guest mode so you don&#8217;t leave any traces like cookies, cache or browsing activities on the computer. This is useful when you need to use a public computer for private browsing. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show 2 different ways to launch Chrome in guest browsing mode on Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Open a Guest Window from within Chrome<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Launch the Chrome browser. Click on the <strong>Profile<\/strong> icon in the top right corner and then select <strong>Open Guest window<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-open-guest-window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"619\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-open-guest-window.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-open-guest-window-291x300.png 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A new window will pop up in guest mode and you can browse privately.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-guest-mode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"376\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-guest-mode.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-guest-mode-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Create a Shortcut to Always Start Chrome in Guest Mode<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The above method requires so many steps to open a guest window. If you need to use guest mode frequently, it&#8217;s a good idea to create a desktop shortcut for launching Chrome in guest mode by default. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n<p>Right-click on the Chrome desktop shortcut and select <strong>Properties<\/strong> from the context menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-shortcut-properties.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"406\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-shortcut-properties.png 397w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-shortcut-properties-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Switch to the Shortcut tab. Add &#8220;<code> --guest<\/code>&#8221; at the end of the string present in the <strong>Target<\/strong> text box, and then click <strong>Apply<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/start-chrome-guest-mode-via-shortcut.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"364\" height=\"472\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/start-chrome-guest-mode-via-shortcut.png 364w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/start-chrome-guest-mode-via-shortcut-231x300.png 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When Chrome asks for administrator permission, click on <strong>Continue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-asks-admin-permissions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"174\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-asks-admin-permissions.png 356w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/chrome-asks-admin-permissions-300x147.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now, double-click on the Chrome desktop shortcut and it will open a guest window directly.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chrome browser can be started in guest mode so you don&#8217;t leave any traces like cookies, cache or browsing activities on the computer. This is useful when you need to use a public computer for private browsing. In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show 2 different ways to launch Chrome in guest browsing mode on Windows 10. 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