How to make a Chrome incognito shortcut in Windows work after Chrome updates

Question

I have created a shortcut to the Google Chrome application on Windows XP. I have modified the target line in the shortcut such that it ends in the argument to start Chrome in incognito mode.

The modification is as such for the Target: "C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --incognito

Google Chrome Properties

The works until seemly Chrome updates and then I need to redo the above modification appending --incognito, again to the Target: line.

Is there a way to make this change more permanent, so that I can just do this one time and have a constant shortcut that's not going to randomly change back to a normal mode Chrome shortcut?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 06 '12 at 18:09

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Probably either chrome or some other software is messing with the shortcut.

Options:

Try naming the shortcut differently than the Default name.
Create shortcut manually i.e. by right clicking on the desktop and select New>Shortcutand follow on screen instructions.

Update Proof method:
Alternatively you can use Batch file to launch chrome in Incognito mode. (This will not be affected by updates or anything like that)
Create a text file, paste following command to it, save it with extension .bat.

    C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --incognito
    EXIT

Double Click the file to launch chrome. (You can customize the icon to make it look like the chrome shortcut)

answered Sep 06 '12 at 18:09

Ankit

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In the process of trying the first part, a new alias with a different name. – MrDaniel Sep 07 '12 at 16:06
@MrDaniel that's great, I hope you will also report results when done. – Ankit Sep 07 '12 at 16:10
Renaming / creating the shortcut with a different name worked. I called it "Chrome Incognito" – MrDaniel Sep 28 '12 at 11:39

score 4 · Answer 2 · edited May 16 '13 at 13:39

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Do it like this:

Open notepad copy/paste this code:

@echo off
cls
start %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\Chrome.exe --incognito
exit

But if you want to let it open a website in incognito window it should be like this:
```
@echo off
cls
start %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\Chrome.exe --incognito "http://www.example.domain"
exit
```
Replace 'example' with your website address, And also 'domain' with your website's domain, Like '.com' '.org' '.tk'...
Save it as "Incognito".bat, replace with "Your File Name".bat.

edited May 16 '13 at 13:39

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answered May 16 '13 at 12:39

PUE7-GC

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The Chrome executable is NOT in the user profile directory – InterLinked Sep 11 '18 at 12:15

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 24 '13 at 03:53

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i find this better as solution.

@echo off

start /d "c:\Program files\Google Chrome" Chrome.exe --incognito http://www.example.domain

edited Sep 24 '13 at 03:53

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answered Sep 24 '13 at 03:14

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 06 '12 at 13:54

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The problem must be that chrome overwrites this particular link. The simplest solution would be to make another link (somewhere else, or with a different name) with your modification, that chrome wouldn't overwrite automatically every times it gets updated.

answered Sep 06 '12 at 13:54

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As in right clicking and creating a new shortcut with the shortcut wizard. More details would be appreciated. – MrDaniel Sep 06 '12 at 16:47
As in copy-pasting your shortcut (presumably in the same folder), renaming it "Chrome incognito", and then modifying the "target" the way you do with the normal shortcut (adding the `--incognito` parameter). – m4573r Sep 06 '12 at 16:52

How to make a Chrome incognito shortcut in Windows work after Chrome updates

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