Launch Browser in Incognito/Private Mode

Question

Thought of sharing the code in the community for launching browsers in their incognito modes. The function is parameterized such a way to run for the browsers Internet Explorer, Edge, Chrome and Firefox.
Hope it will be useful for more people.
function runIncognitoMode(browserName){
&nbsp; //var browserName = "firefox" //iexplore,edge,chrome,firefox
&nbsp; if (Sys.WaitBrowser(browserName).Exists){
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; var browser = Sys.Browser(browserName);
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Log.Enabled = false // To disable the warning that might occur during closing of the browser
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; browser.Close();
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Log.Enabled = true // enabling the logs back
&nbsp; }
&nbsp; if(browserName=="edge"){
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Browsers.Item(btEdge).RunOptions = "-inprivate"
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Delay(3000)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Browsers.Item(btEdge).Run();
&nbsp; }else if (browserName=="iexplore"){
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Browsers.Item(btIExplorer).RunOptions = "-private"
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Delay(3000)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Browsers.Item(btIExplorer).Run();
&nbsp; }else if (browserName=="chrome"){
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Browsers.Item(btChrome).RunOptions = "-incognito"
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Delay(3000)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Browsers.Item(btChrome).Run();
&nbsp; }else if (browserName=="firefox"){
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Browsers.Item(btFirefox).RunOptions = "-private"
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Delay(3000)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Browsers.Item(btFirefox).Run();
&nbsp; }
&nbsp; Sys.Browser(browserName).BrowserWindow(0).Maximize()
}

sonya_m · Answer

Thank you&nbsp;gmathai&nbsp;!

gxwheels152 · Answer

This worked perfectly for us. We then hit a different problem, but wondered if you had any guidance. How to navigate to a URL in the Running InCognito Edge Browser.&nbsp;We are able to maximize the browser, retrieve properties from the browsers, etc., but unable to navigate.&nbsp;the&nbsp;webBrowser variable is passed into our function as Edge, Firefox, etc.&nbsp;Browsers.Item[webBrowser].RunOptions="-inprivate"
Browsers.Item[webBrowser].Run()
Delay(4732)
browserWin = Sys.Browser(webBrowser).BrowserWindow(0)
browserWin.Maximize()
browserWin.Activate()
currentTitle = browserWin.WndCaption
Log.Message("Before using the ToUrl method")
Log.Message("title of brwoser: " + currentTitle)

# can't find the page, even though it can maximize &amp; get the browser title -- :-(
browserWin.ToUrl(url, 7233)&nbsp;

gxwheels152 · Answer

Found the answer on this ...&nbsp;https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-Questions/Incognito-mode-of-Chrome-not-navigating-to-address/m-p/218953

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