Disable Guest Mode, Incognito Mode, Tor Mode, and Secure DNS on Brave (Windows)

Learn how to disable various modes to ensure Bark remains in place while your child browses the internet using Brave.

Disable Guest Mode, Incognito, Tor Mode, and Secure DNS

  1. On your kid's Brave browser, turn off Secure DNS.
  2. Then, click on 🔎 search on the taskbar.
  3. Search for Command Prompt, and click on Run as Administrator.
    command prompt run as admin.png
  4. Copy and paste the following command into Command Prompt and press Enter:
    REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave /v BrowserGuestModeEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0
  5. Copy and paste the following command into Command Prompt and press Enter:
    REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave /v IncognitoModeAvailability /t REG_DWORD /d 1
  6. Copy and paste the following command into Command Prompt and press Enter:
    REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave /v TorDisabled /t REG_DWORD /d 1
  7. Copy and paste the following command into Command Prompt and press Enter:
    REG ADD HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave /v IPFSEnabled /t REG_DWORD /d 0
  8. Restart the computer.
  9. Now, Guest Mode, Incognito Mode, and Secure DNS are disabled on Brave. Success!

Return Brave 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 kid's 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\BraveSoftware\Brave /v BrowserGuestModeEnabled /f
  4. Copy and paste the following into the Command Prompt console and then press Enter:
    REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave /v TorDisabled /f
  5. Copy and paste the following into the Command Prompt console and then press Enter:
    REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave /v IncognitoModeAvailability /f
  6. Copy and paste the following into the Command Prompt console and then press Enter:
    REG DELETE HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave /v IPFSEnabled /f
  7. Restart the computer.