Private Browsing

Private Browsing helps prevent your browsing history, temporary Internet files, form data, cookies, and user names and passwords from being retained by the browser. This functionality is a good idea to use on a public/shared computer but it can also help isolate your browser and ensure that installed plugins or add-ons can’t interfere with the user’s browser session.

Directions to turn on: Internet Explorer – InPrivate Browsing

To turn on InPrivate Browsing, do any of the following:

  • Click the Safety button, and then click InPrivate Browsing.
  • Open a new tab, and then, on the new tab page, click Open an InPrivate Browsing window.
  • Press Ctrl+Shift+P.

Tip: Private Browsing windows have a blue “InPrivate” indicator next to the URL bar.

Directions to turn on: Firefox – Private Browsing

To turn on Private Browsing, do any of the following:

  • Click the menu button and then click the New Private Window button
  • Right-click on any link and choose Open Link in New Private Window from the context menu.

Tip: Private Browsing windows have a purple mask at the top.

Directions to turn on: Chrome – Incognito Mode

To turn on incognito mode, do any of the following:

  • Click the Chrome menu button and then select the New incognito window
  • Press Ctrl+Shift+N (Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS) and ⌘-Shift-N (Mac)

Tip: Incognito windows have a blue character icon in the corner.

Deleting Temporary Internet Files

Clearing Browser Cache/Temporary Internet Files In Internet Explorer:

Click Start , click Control Panel, click Network and Internet, and then click Internet Options.

Click the General tab, and then click Delete under Browsing history.

Click Delete all, click Yes to confirm that you want to delete this information, and then click OK

Clearing Browser Cache/Temporary Internet Files In Firefox

Step 1: Click the Firefox tab located in the upper left corner of the browser window, followed by Options and then Options again.

Step 2: Click the Privacy tab located on top of the Options window.

Step 3: Click the link labeled clear your recent history.

Clearing Browser Cache/Temporary Internet Files In Chrome

  1. Windows: Press Ctrl + Shift + Del to open the "Clear Browsing Data" window. ...
  1. Select the beginning of time from the drop down box.
  1. Click Clear browsing data to clear your temporary internet files. ...
  1. Close and reopen Chrome for the changes to take effect.

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