How to Activate Incognito Mode. This wikiHow teaches you how to enable your browser's 'incognito' window, which will allow you to browse without saving your history. Some form of incognito mode is built into virtually all modern web. Below is a list of popular keyboard shortcuts that can be used in the desktop version of Internet Explorer 11 for Windows operating systems. SHIFT+F10: Display the shortcut menu for a selected link. CTRL+F: Find keyword(s) on the active page. To verify if this is the cause, use private browsing mode in a window that doesn't use the cache, plugins, or add-ons. Chrome (Windows OS) Click CTRL+SHIFT+N. You will be presented with a new window stating you are in incognito mode. Enter the URL for the site in this window and retry to browse.