VIDEO: Browse "In private"

Surf without traces with Google Chrome

If you Google Using Chrome to surf, you can surf with the "incognito window" without leaving any traces on your computer:

1. All you need to do is start Google Chrome as normal.
2. Now you either have to press Ctrl + Shift + N or click on the third entry from the top "New Incognito Window" via the Chrome menu (the wrench at the top right).
3. A new window will then open in which the functions are explained to you. You can now use this surfing mode in exactly the same way, so you would not browse "in private" where you always see the incognito symbol (a figure with a cap) in the upper left corner.
4. To exit incognito mode, all you need to do is click on the red cross in the top right corner, press Alt + F4 or use Ctrl + W several times until all incognito tabs are closed.


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Browse in "private mode" under Mozilla Firefox

With Mozilla Firefox you can also browse quickly and easily with a key combination or just a few clicks in "private mode":

1. To do this, you must first open Mozilla Firefox.
2. To start the "Private Mode", you either have to press Ctrl + Shift + P or select this mode under "Tools" (Windows XP) or click on the Firefox button (top left from Windows Vista).
3. By default, you will then receive a notification that you are now exiting normal mode and entering private mode. All of your open tabs in normal mode are saved so that you can call them up again later. Confirm the change by clicking on "Start private mode".
4. Now use Mozilla Firefox as usual.
5. You can exit private mode exactly as you entered it. So either press Ctrl + Shift + P or select this option under "Tools" or the Firefox button.

Use private tabs or windows with Opera

If you are using Opera, you can easily open a new private tab or window in normal mode:

1. To do this, start Opera.
2. Then click on "File" and then either on the second entry "New private tab" or on the fourth entry "New private window". Alternatively, you can press Ctrl + Shift + N for a new private window.
3. Now browse the new tab or window as normal.
4. To close the private tab, you just need to press Ctrl + W or click on the cross in the top right corner. You can exit a private window with Alt + F4.

Set private surfing under Safari

With Safari you also have the option of starting a private mode with just a few clicks:

1. To do this, open Safari.
2. Now either click on the gear icon in the upper right corner or press the Alt key and then on "Edit" in the menu.
3. Select the entry "Private surfing ..." in the middle and confirm this with "OK".
4. You will now see the text "Private" on the far right in the address field to the left of the reload symbol. All tabs and windows opened from now on will automatically be opened in private mode.
5. To leave this again, you just have to click on "Private" in the top right corner and confirm this with "OK". Alternatively, you could simply uncheck "Private surfing ..." using the gear symbol or the menu item "Edit".

Use "InPrivate Browsing" with Internet Explorer

Since Internet You can also surf Explorer 8 with this web browser without storing any traces on your computer:

1. To do this, start your Internet Explorer.
2. Now press Ctrl + Shift + P or select the second entry "InPrivate Browsing" under "Security" (partially accessible via the gear icon).
3. This will open a new window in which you can now always read "InPrivate" to the left of the address field.
4. To exit this mode, you have to close the entire window, i.e. press Alt + F4 or click the cross in the top right corner.