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Disable Guest Mode, InPrivate Mode, & Secure DNS on Edge (Mac)

These modes allow children to bypass Bark's filtering — disabling them requires running a few commands in Terminal.

Disable Guest Mode, InPrivate, and Secure DNS

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

  1. On your child's Edge browser, turn off Secure DNS.

  2. Then, open Finder icon Finder.

  3. Double-click on Applications.

  4. Double-click on Utilities.

  5. Double-click on Terminal icon Terminal.

  6. Copy and paste this into Terminal and press Enter:

    defaults write com.microsoft.Edge BrowserGuestModeEnabled -bool false

  7. Copy and paste the following command into Terminal and press Enter:

    defaults write com.microsoft.Edge BrowserAddProfileEnabled -bool false

  8. Copy and paste the following command into Terminal and press Enter:

    defaults write com.microsoft.Edge InPrivateModeAvailability -integer 1

  9. Copy and paste the following command into Terminal and press Enter:

    defaults write com.microsoft.Edge IPFSEnabledĀ -integer 0

  10. Restart your computer.

  11. šŸŽ‰ Guest Mode, InPrivate Mode, and the ability to add additional profiles are now disabled on Edge.

Return Edge to Default Settings

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

  1. Open Finder icon Finder.

  2. Double-click on Applications.

  3. Double-click on Utilities.

  4. Double-click on Terminal icon Terminal.

  5. Copy and paste this into Terminal and press Enter:

    defaults write com.microsoft.Edge BrowserGuestModeEnabled -bool true

  6. Copy and paste the following command into Terminal and press Enter:

    defaults write com.microsoft.Edge BrowserAddProfileEnabled -bool true

  7. Copy and paste the following command into Terminal and press Enter:

    defaults write com.microsoft.Edge InPrivateModeAvailability -integer 0

  8. Copy and paste the following command into Terminal and press Enter:

    defaults write com.microsoft.Edge IPFSEnabledĀ -integer 1

  9. Restart your computer.

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