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Disable Guest Mode, Incognito Mode, & Secure DNS on Chrome (Windows)

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Paola Rivera

Protect your child's online safety by disabling Guest Mode, Incognito Mode, and Secure DNS on Chrome for Windows. 

Disable Guest Mode, Incognito, and Secure DNS

Follow these steps to ensure Bark remains in place while your child is browsing.

  1. On your kid's Chrome browser, turn off Secure DNS.
  2. Then, click on 🔎 search on the taskbar.
  3. Search for Command Prompt, and click on Run as Administrator.

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Next time you open Chrome, you will notice that Guest Mode, Incognito Mode, and the ability for your child to add additional email accounts/profiles will be disabled. Success! 🎉

Return Chrome to Default Settings

Follow these steps if your child has aged out of Bark and you no longer need their browser protected.

  1. Click on 🔎 search on your taskbar.
  2. Search for Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator.

  3. Copy and paste the following into the Command Prompt console and then press Enter:

    REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v BrowserGuestModeEnabled /f

  4. Copy and paste the following into the Command Prompt console and then press Enter:

    REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v BrowserAddPersonEnabled /f

  5. Copy and paste the following into the Command Prompt console and then press Enter:

    REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v IncognitoModeAvailability /f

  6. Copy and paste the following into the Command Prompt console and then press Enter:

    REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome /v IPFSEnabled /f

  7. Restart your computer.