{"id":34666,"date":"2023-03-21T16:42:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T11:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=34666"},"modified":"2023-03-22T11:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T06:02:07","slug":"add-firefox-private-default-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/add-firefox-private-default-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Add &#8220;Firefox (Private browsing)&#8221; to Default Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Firefox Private browsing helps you visit websites without saving cookies, temp files, and browsing history. If you&#8217;re wondering how to add &#8220;Firefox (Private browsing)&#8221; to the Default Apps, this article has the registry edit.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"rp\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/register-firefox-portable-with-default-apps\/\">Add Firefox Portable with Default Apps<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Add &#8220;Firefox (Private browsing)&#8221; to Default Apps<\/h2>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/winhelponline\/2f39276cdb1872304f72ecd843476d71\/archive\/605898b6a06e74cee264c8171b83ff9e632f0fa6.zip\">firefox_private.reg<\/a> registry file. Unzip the archive and run the enclosed REG file.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/winhelponline\/2f39276cdb1872304f72ecd843476d71.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This adds Firefox (Private browsing) option to the Default Apps in Windows 10 and 11.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/firefox-private-default-apps.png\" alt=\"firefox private browsing - default apps\" width=\"808\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/firefox-private-default-apps.png 808w, https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/firefox-private-default-apps-768x286.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can set Firefox (Private browsing) as the default browser for HTM, HTML, PDF, HTTP, HTTPS, or a chosen file type or protocol.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rp\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/register-google-chrome-portable-with-default-apps-or-default-programs\/\">Register Google Chrome Portable with Default Apps or Default Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/register-opera-portable-with-default-apps\/\">Register Opera Portable with Default Apps or Default Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>I hope you find it useful! Let&#8217;s know your comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefox Private browsing helps you visit websites without saving cookies, temp files, and browsing history. If you&#8217;re wondering how to add &#8220;Firefox (Private browsing)&#8221; to the Default Apps, this article has the registry edit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,869],"tags":[878,441],"class_list":["post-34666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","category-windows-11","tag-default-apps","tag-registry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26882,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/register-opera-portable-with-default-apps\/","url_meta":{"origin":34666,"position":0},"title":"Register Opera Portable with Default Apps or Default Programs in Windows","author":"Ramesh","date":"July 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Opera, Portable Edition is the popular Opera web browser bundled with a PortableApps.com Launcher as a portable app. It's packaged in a portable browser version that you can always have at hand on a USB drive. 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