# Open browser in Incognito mode

> By default, the extension is not granted access to Incognito mode. To enable this:

## Enable access to Incognito mode

By default, the extension is not granted access to Incognito mode. To enable this:

1. In Google Chrome, navigate to `chrome://extensions/`. The Extensions page is displayed.
2. Navigate to the **UiPath Browser Automation** extension and select the **Details** button. The **UiPath Browser Automation** details page is displayed.
3. Enable the **Allow in Incognito** toggle button.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio/studio-docs-image-382093-8998c6e2.webp)

## Enable Incognito mode properties for browser activities

If you intend to open the browser in Incognito mode, you can add the **Use Application/Browser** activity to your workflow and set the **Incognito/private window** property value to `True`.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio/studio-docs-image-382134-942e0dd4.webp)

Opening a private/incognito session of the browser is also available for the classic **Open Browser** activity, by setting the **Private** property under the **Options** category to `True`.

## Alternative for enabling Incognito mode

It is not currently possible to automatically enable the **Allow in Incognito** setting for the Chrome extension for all users.

The browser requires the user to manually toggle the **Allow in Incognito** option. Also, there is no registry setting or Group Policy available for this purpose. Chromium is specifically designed in this way so that a human user explicitly grants these permissions to each extension.

As a workaround, you can use a temporary folder for the browser data during automation, through the **User data folder mode** and **User data folder path** properties of the **Use Application/Browser** activity. This achieves the same effect as Incognito, meaning that no cookies or data is preserved.

   ![docs image](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/studio/studio-docs-image-382126-e7f13929.webp)

:::note
When the browser extension is reinstalled via uninstall/install operations or when it is updated to a newer version with a Studio upgrade, the Incognito permission is reset. In this case, the **Allow in Incognito** option must be set again for the new extension as explained in the [Enable access to Incognito mode](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/latest/user-guide/chrome-extension-open-browser-incognito-mode#enable-access-to-incognito-mode) section.
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