How to use guest browsing mode in Google Chrome

 

More useful features found in Google’s Chrome browser are the ability to create multiple profiles, each maintaining their own unique browsing history , bookmarked sites and on-the-fly settings. Most of this personalized content will not be available on devices through Google Sync Magazine, but allowing for a level of privacy, as well as individual customizations that are uniquely configured by the user.

While this is all well and good, there may be times when someone without a saved profile needs to use your browser. In these programs, you can go through the process of creating a new user, but it can be overkill – especially if it’s a one-time thing. Instead, you may want to use the appropriate title guest browsing mode. Not to be confused with Chrome’s camouflage mode , Guest Mode offers a quick fix and doesn’t allow access to the aforementioned personal data or settings.

This tutorial further explains the guest mode and walks you through the process of activating it.

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Open your Chrome browser

First, open your Google Chrome browser.

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Chrome settings

Chrome settings
(Fig. Scott Orgera).

Click the Chrome menu button, represented by three horizontal lines and circled in the example above. When the drop-down menu appears, select the Settings option.

Please note that you can access Chrome’s settings interface by entering the following text in the browser’s omnibox, also known as the address bar: chrome: // settings

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Enable guest browsing

Enable guest browsing
(Fig. Scott Orgera).

Chrome’s settings interface will now appear in a new tab. Find the People section at the bottom of the page . The list in the user profile currently stored in this browser is directly labeled as the first option in this section, enabled guest browsing and with a checkbox.

Make sure this option has a check mark next to it, indicating that guest browsing mode is available.

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Switch person

Chrome change user
(Fig. Scott Orgera).

Click on the active username, located at the top right corner of the browser window directly to the left of the minimum button. A pop-out window depicted in this example will now appear. In the screenshot above, select the Switch Label button.

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Browse as a guest


Browse as a Chrome guest
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The Switch Person window should now be visible, as shown in the example above. Click Browse as the guest button in the lower left corner .

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Guest browsing mode

Chrome guest mode
(Fig. Scott Orgera).

2015 and running the Google Chrome browser for desktop / laptop users (Linux, Mac, or Windows).

Guest mode should now be enabled in a new Chrome window. When surfing in guest mode, a record of your browsing history, as well as other resident residues such as caches and cookies, will not be saved. It should be noted, however, that any file downloaded through the browser during a guest mode session will not remain on the hard disk unless it is manually deleted.

If you’re sure whether guest mode is enabled in the current window or tab, look for the guest indicator – located in the top right corner of your browser window and rounded up to the example.

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