The new Microsoft Edge browser has adopted the Chromium open-source project code base and offers better web compatibility and performance over the legacy edge. Microsoft Edge browser is cross-platform and supports all Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. If you’re currently using Edge and want to learn how to disable the internal PDF viewer in Microsoft Edge, the steps below should show you how to do it. By default, Microsoft Edge allows users to browse the web in guest mode. Guest mode is a temporary instance of a new profile. When you browse as a guest, data such as favorites, browsing history, passwords, and web forms do not persist when your browsing sessions end. To get started with disabling the guest mode in Edge, follow the steps below:
Disable guest mode via registry
You can disable the guest mode in Edge from the Windows registry. If you’re logged in as an administrator, you can disable this feature via the Windows registry. To do that, use the steps below: Using the Windows registry is one way to force all users on the system or in your environment to not use the guest mode in Edge. There are multiple ways to do this in Windows, however, using the Windows registry is the easiest and most effective way to do it. To disable it, press the Windows Key + R on your keyboard to open the run command box. Or use the search function to search for the Run app. In the command box, type the commands below and press Enter. When the Windows registry opens, navigate to the path below. If you don’t see the Edge key, create one. From there, right-click on the Edge key and select the New > DWORD (32-bit) Value option to create a REG_DWORD value if you don’t see the existing BrowserGuestModeEnabled value already created. If you don’t see the Edge key or folder, create one. Name the new DWORD value as: After saving the DWORD above, double-click it to open. Then enter the value of 0 to disable and 1 to enable. 0 = Force disabled 1 = Force enabled The guest mode is gone from the profile options page. Conclusion: This post showed you how to disable the guest mode in the Microsoft Edge browser. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report.
