By default browser extensions are not loaded in Incognito Windows of Chrome and Private Windows of Opera. This is absolutely correct from the point of security.
But if you trust a specific extension, you may allow it to work in an Incognito or Private Mode to be able to use it. And here is how to do it.
For example, I need to use ZenMate in Incognito Mode to improve my privacy. What do I do?
Go to “Menu” → “More tools” → “Extensions”:
Set the checkbox “Allow in incognito” for every extension you want to work in Incognito Mode:
Result: you let it work in Incognito Window of Chrome:
How to Do the Same in Opera’s Private Window
Go to “Menu” → “Extensions” → “Manager”:
Set the checkbox “Allow in private mode” for those you need:
From now on it will be available in Private Window and will have permissions to work as in normal mode:
Note, that in Mozilla Firefox you don’t need to allow extensions to work in Private Windows. They are already permitted to work there.
Adam Swift Adam is a real tech maniac. He likes to spend time testing phones, tablets, laptops, as well as any other technical devices, and write practical manuals on their functions. He often sleeps all day, but always works at night.
Adam bought his first computer in 1999, being an absolute beginner who never held a computer mouse in his hands. He began to study Windows, constantly experimented and often crashed the operating system. But six months later, he was able to reinstall Windows 98 from a scratch on his own, fix almost any software problem on a PC, he also did hardware upgrades and realized that computers, operating systems and programs are now his biggest passion.
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