Internet Explorer's "private browsing" mode is an excellent way to hide what you're looking at from prying eyes, but it's normally hidden under a menu… but it can be made easier to access.
The Normal WayTo open an InPrivate Browsing window, you can either use the Ctrl+Shift+P shortcut key, or just use the Tools - InPrivate Browsing item on the menu.
And you'll immediately see a private browsing window, which will leave no traces of your browsing history.
The other thing that private browsing is useful for is checking your email on somebody else's computer - no danger of cookies lying around letting them back into your email account once you've gone. Create a Shortcut to Open Private Browsing ModeYou can create your own shortcut to InPrivate Browsing manually. Simply create a new shortcut to Internet Explorer, and add the following to the end (after the quotes).
-private
The final path should look similar to this, depending on your system:
Give the icon a useful name indicating that it's a private mode shortcut…
And now you have a shiny new icon to start up Internet Explorer in private browsing mode.
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