Like other browsers, such as Firefox, Safari, etc., Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome also save search history. However, if you don’t want to keep browsing history and data on your computer, you can browse the internet using the Private or Incognito window.
If you want to prevent Chrome or Edge from saving browser history on your Windows 11 or 10 computers, this gearupwindows article will guide you. You can instruct Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge not to save the browsing data even if you use the normal browsing mode. Using Registry Editor, you can set things up not to hold the browsing history or data on your computer.
Typically, if you browse websites in the standard browsing window, it stores all the data on your computer. The same thing doesn’t happen when you use the Private or Incognito mode. However, if you want to browse the internet in normal browsing mode but don’t want to save any data on your computer. In such situations, you’ll need to edit Registry files. Here is how to do it.
How to Prevent Google Chrome from Saving Browsing History and Data on Windows 11 or 10?
To stop or prevent Googe Chrome from saving browsing history and data even in normal mode, use the following steps:-
Step1. First, open the Registry Editor.
Step 2. In the Registry Editor window, navigate to the following key in the left sidebar:-
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies
Step 3. Then, right-click on the
Step 4. Name the newly created key as
Step 5. After that, right-click on the
Step 6. Set the newly created key name as
Step 7. Now, right-click on the
Step 8. Name the new REG_DWORD value as
Step 9. Then, double-click on the
Step 10. Click the
Step 11. Restart your computer to apply the changes.
In the future, if you want to revert the changes, set the “Value data” of
How to Stop Edge from Saving Browsing History and Data on Windows 11 or 10?
To stop or prevent Edge from saving browsing history and data on Windows 11 or 10, do the following:-
Step 1. Open the Registry Editor.
Step 2. When the Registry Editor window opens, navigate to the following key in the left sidebar:-
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft
Step 3. Then, right-click on the
Step 4. Set the name as
Step 5. Right-click on
Step 6. Name the new REG_DWORD value as
Step 7. After that, double-click on
Step 8. Next, click the
Step 9. Finally, restart your computer or laptop to apply the changes.
To allow Edge to save the browsing history, set the “Value data” of
That’s it.