Turn Off Private Browsing On Mac

Turn Off Private Browsing On Mac. In this article, you will get to know how to turn off private browsing on Mac. You can surf the internet safely without fear of being tracked by browsing in private mode. There are also many other reasons that you want to turn off private browsing like parents wanting to turn off private browsing so that their kids can’t visit adult websites. Here, we will discuss how to turn off private browsing on the Safari browser.

How To Turn Off Private Browsing On Mac?

Follow the methods given below to turn off private browsing on Mac’s Safari browser.

Method 1 – Use Screen Time:

To disable private browsing using the screen time method, follow the steps:

1.Open the Apple menu.
2.Select System Preferences.

3.After the window opens, click on ‘Screen Time’.
4.If the Screen time feature is disabled, then expand the ‘Content & Privacy’ option and turn it on.

5.Then, select the ‘Limit Adult Websites’ under the Web content section from the right panel.

6.Exit the ‘System Preferences’ window.
7.Launch the Safari browser.
8.Click on the ‘File’ option.
9.You will find the new Private window option has now been disabled from the browser.

Select the Unrestricted Access under the Web Content sections, if you want to re-enable the private browsing window on Mac.

Method 2 – Using Guest User:

You can turn off the private browsing mode on Mac by using Guest user:

1.Open the ‘Users & Groups’ option under the ‘System Preferences’ option.
2.Choose the ‘Lock’ icon option and create a password in the given section.

3.Select the ‘Guest User’ option.
4.Click the check box of ‘the Allow guest to log into the Computer’ option.
5.Make sure that you click on the ‘Limit Adult Websites’ checkbox.

6.Restart the system.
7.After the boot completes a Guest user icon appears on the screen.
8.In this case, you cannot access files and folders, but can access Safari.
9.Restart your Mac book.
10.Now log in to the guest user account.

How To Stop Private Browsing Restrictions Sync With Other Apple Devices:

If you are using a unique ID for all the Apple devices that you use then you should apply and control all devices using the same settings. To stop this syncing, select Screen Time from the System preferences window.

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