Disable Guest Mode, Incognito, and Secure DNS
Follow these steps to ensure Bark remains in place while your child is browsing.
On your child's Chrome browser, turn off Secure DNS.
Then, click on 🔎 search on the taskbar.
Search for Command Prompt, and click on Run as Administrator.
Copy and paste the following into Command Prompt and press Enter:
REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v BrowserGuestModeEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0
Copy and paste the following into Command Prompt and press Enter:
REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v BrowserAddPersonEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0
Copy and paste the following into Command Prompt and press Enter:
REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v IncognitoModeAvailability /t REG_DWORD /d 1
Copy and paste the following into Command Prompt and press Enter:
REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v IPFSEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0
Restart your computer.
🎉 Guest Mode, Incognito Mode, and the ability to add additional profiles are now disabled on Chrome.
Return Chrome to Default Settings
Follow these steps if your child has aged out of Bark and you no longer need their browser protected.
Click on 🔎 search on your taskbar.
Search for Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator.
Copy and paste the following into the Command Prompt console and then press Enter:
REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v BrowserGuestModeEnabled /f
Copy and paste the following into the Command Prompt console and then press Enter:
REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v BrowserAddPersonEnabled /f
Copy and paste the following into the Command Prompt console and then press Enter:
REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v IncognitoModeAvailability /f
Copy and paste the following into the Command Prompt console and then press Enter:
REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v IPFSEnabled /f
Restart your computer.