InPrivate Filtering is a feature introduced in Internet Explorer 8 which provides users with greater control over which third-parties can potentially track your browsing activities. InPrivate Filtering is turned off by default, and can be activated using the CTRL + SHIFT + F key sequence, or via the menu options. The problem is that the InPrivate Filtering feature is not automatically enabled when you open a new Internet Explorer window, and users need to enable it on a per-session basis. However, there is a registry edit to enable InPrivate Filtering by default in every Internet Explorer session.
This registry hack is a courtesy of MSDN Blogs.
Enable InPrivate Filtering by default
1. Launch Regedit.exe and navigate to:
If the above branch or its parent does not exist, you need to create the keys manually.
2. Create a new DWORD value named StartMode
3. Double-click StartMode and set 1 as its data
4. Exit the Registry Editor.
Registry Fix
Download inpriv-filt-enable.zip, unzip and run the file inpriv-filt-enable.reg
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@Ramesh you are a legend! thank-you very very much. IE8 has so many wonderful features that i switched back to it from my exile ;) to FF ….but it was this not-enabled-by default aspect that was a bit odd on MS’s part.
thanks again! :D
THANK YOU, it worked perfectly. Why not having this option at the first place? Easy to understand why it is nevertheless a real frustration if we do not wnow how.
THANKS again
Hi Inetrnet Explorer is missing from the default progrmas list, how can I add IE in that list. I had downloaded your zip file, but it adds InPrivate mode, I just wanna add normal IE not the InPrivate one. Can you please help me?