For times when you want to browse in stealth mode, for example, to plan surprises like gifts or birthdays, Google Chrome offers the incognito browsing mode.
- Webpages that you open and files downloaded while you are incognito aren't recorded in your browsing and download histories.
- All new cookies are deleted after you close the incognito window.
Changes made to your Google Chrome bookmarks and general settings while in incognito mode are always saved.
Turn on incognito mode
Windows keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+N
Follow these steps to turn on the incognito mode:
- Click the wrench menu
. - Select New incognito window.
. A new window will open with the incognito icon 
in the top left corner. You can continue browsing as normal in the other window. You can also right-click any link and select Open link in incognito window.
For example, if you sign into your Google Account on http://www.google.com while in incognito mode, your subsequent web searches are recorded in your Google Web History. In this case, to prevent your searches from being stored in your Google Account, you'll need to pause your Google Web History tracking.
