How to Activate Incognito Mode in Opera

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Like other popular web browsers, Opera offers an incognito feature. You can use this feature for a private and secure browsing. When you open a private window in Opera browser, your browsing history will not be recorded.

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  1. 1
    Open Opera browser on your computer. Make sure that you are using the latest version of Opera browser.
  2. 2
    Open the side menu. Just click on the Menu from the top-left corner.
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  3. 3
    Open Private Window. Select New Private Window from the list.
    • Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+Shift+N on Windows and ⌘+Shift+N on Mac.
  4. 4
    Done. Once you’ve closed all the private windows after your browsing session, your data, such as history, cache and cookies, will be erased automatically.
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      • For a secure browsing, use the incognito mode, when you’re browsing from a public or a shared computer.
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      Warnings

      • Speed dial, saved password and downloaded files will still be visible after the private window is closed.
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      • If you close a private browsing window, you won’t be able to retrieve it from Recently closed tabs anymore.
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      References

      1. https://blogs.opera.com/news/2014/10/how-to-open-private-window-opera-for-computers/
      2. http://help.opera.com/opera/Windows/2393/en/private.html

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