Comments on: How to Enable InPrivate Filtering by Default in Internet Explorer 8

By: Rod

Rod — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:11:58 +0000

Okay Ramesh, some of us are only users, not programmers, so:
1) What the heck is a D Word value and how do you create it?
2) How would you “create the keys manually”?
3) How do you “set 1 as it’s Data”
4) Why do you then list “Registry Fix” , is that what the download beneath it is?
5)After the download, do I open a NEW file, or extract it to any folder to use it?
Could you be a bit more ambiguous, especially when I’m going to be messing with my Registry?

By: SilentBoy741

SilentBoy741 — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:18:35 +0000

@Mark, the page you’re looking for is here:

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/how-to-start-internet-explorer-8-in-inprivate-mode-by-default/

Enable both of these fixes, for the most complete InPrivate browsing sessions.

By: Ramesh Srinivasan

Ramesh Srinivasan — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:52:20 +0000

@Mark: That’s not what the fix does. It enables InPrivate *Filtering* by default, not InPrivate Browsing.

By: Mark Hopkins

Mark Hopkins — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:36:01 +0000

This registry entry did not make IE8 InPrivate browsing the default IE8 browser. Was that the intent? If so, it did not work in my Windows XP Professional PC.

By: One small step for IE9, one giant leap for privacy | James O'Neill's Blog

One small step for IE9, one giant leap for privacy | James O'Neill's Blog — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:06:55 +0000

[...] I’ve been playing with the beta of Internet Explorer version 9 and as with most betas there is stuff to like in it, with the occasional “why did they have to change that”. Certainly it is faster, and all the tests show it is a lot more complaint with standards – some of which are still emerging. Dragging a tab to the task bar to make a short-cut to a page (complete with support for jump-lists) is neat… …I expect more accusations that Microsoft is half hearted over In-Private filtering – streamlining has made it less visible; it still can’t download a block-list from a a central service and still doesn’t stay turned on without going to the registry. [...]

By: mickyd

mickyd — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:50:02 +0000

@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

By: JF

JF — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:38:58 +0000

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