Windows 10: How to make Microsoft Edge always start in InPrivate mode

This guide will show you how to make Microsoft Edge always start in InPrivate […]

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A Scripted Method for Starting MS Edge using InPrivate mode


What I I need is a reliable method of opening a website using EDGE 'InPrivate' Mode. It would have been nice to have a simple single command-line method but apparently this cannot be done.

On a system with a brand new install of Windows 10 that has been in use for only a few days (The only change being to make Chrome the default Browser) I can get the suggested "Microsoft-edge:" to work from Win+R but not from CLI so not sure how to accomplish this from a script.

I was able to get Chrome to open a specific website using Incognito Mode from a single line command but have had no luck at all using Edge. The last post I could find was on a Microsoft forum and perhaps indicates that there is no way to accomplish this.

Failing a simple method , is there any way to create a script in batch,PS or VBS that would accomplish the same thing?

 

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make edge inprivate everywhere

if you right click on your edge icon on the taskbar and then right click where it says Microsoft Edge
And select properties





And change the default target
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory=Default
Remove --profile-directory=Default
To Remember to leave a space -inprivate
So it looks like
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" -inprivate

Your browser will always start in private mode