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Browsers and debugging with Incognito mode

Sometimes it helps to find underlying issues with login etc by going into incognito-/anonymous- mode

Recommended browser - Chrome

Generally we find Chrome to be the most reliable, stable browser for use on GreenPowerHub.

You can download Chrome from Google, for example here: https://www.google.com/chrome/


How to go incognito in Google Chrome

The easiest way to open an Incognito window is with the keyboard shortcut combination Ctrl-Shift-N (Windows) or Command-Shift-N (macOS).

Another way is to click on the menu on the upper right – it’s the three vertical dots – and select New Incognito Window from the list.

How to browse privately using Apple’s Safari

To open what Safari calls a Private Window on a Mac, users can do a three-key combination of Command-Shift-N, the same shortcut Chrome adopted. Otherwise, a window can be called up by selecting the File menu and clicking on New Private Window.

How to privately browse in Microsoft Edge

At the keyboard, the combination of Ctrl-Shift-N (Windows) or Command-Shift-N (macOS) opens an InPrivate window.

 A slower way to get there is to click on the menu at the upper right — it’s three dots arranged horizontally — and choose New InPrivate Window from the menu.

How to do private browsing in Mozilla Firefox

From the keyboard, a private browsing session can be called up using the combination Ctrl-Shift-P (Windows) or Command-Shift-P (macOS).

Alternately, a private window will open from the menu at the upper right of Firefox — three short horizontal lines — after selecting New private window