InPrivate Browsing with IE 8

InPrivate Browsing feature allows you to surf the web using IE8 without effectively leaving a track to where you've been and what you've done.

This new privacy option is useful when you would like to minimize what anyone else might see when they are using your computer.  This would be useful at an internet cafe or if the machine you're using isn't yours

You can start an InPrivate Browsing session from the New Tab page or the Safety button as shown.

When you choose the option to start an InPrivate Browsing session. Internet Explorer will open a new browser window.  You can open as many tabs as you would like - all of them would be protected.

However, if you open another browser window from the Internet Explorer short cut that window will not be protected by InPrivate Browsing unless you activate it.

IE 8 will store required information such as cookies and temporary Internet files that are required for proper session functionality so that sites your visit will work correctly.  The privacy features kick in when you end your session and all of the active data and information is discarded.

The following list details what is and what is not protected.


· Cookies - Kept in memory so pages work correctly, but cleared when you close the browser.

· Temporary Internet Files - Stored on disk so pages work correctly, but like cookies are deleted when the browser is closed

· Webpage history - not stored

· Form data and passwords - not stored

· Anti-phishing cache - Temporary information is encrypted and stored so pages work correctly.

· Address bar and search AutoComplete - not stored

· Automatic Crash Restore (ACR) - ACR can restore a tab when it crashes in a session, but if the whole window crashes, data is deleted and the window cannot be restored.