What is a private or incognito window?
A private or incognito window is a temporary browsing window, within your web browser, that can help determine if there are any issues with your browser, user accounts that are logged-in, or simply to test what the public view of a webpage may be.
For example, with a Qualtrics survey, you may choose to view the published survey link in a private or incognito window, to take screenshots of the survey for a presentation or instructions.
Different browsers call this temporary browsing window different things, but the two most common terms are private or incognito windows.
How do you open a private or incognito window?
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Google Chrome (and many other Chromium-based browsers, like Brave)
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Firefox
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Microsoft Edge
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Safari
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