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Global keyboard shortcut to open an incognito window


Is there a global shortcut to open an incognito window of Chrome?

I know that there is ctrl+shift+n but that only works in the context of Chrome – not while in other applications.

I also know that you can drag the order of the applications in the task bar and then use win+1 (to 9) in order to switch the focus to that application. Playing around with the keyboard, I've also noticed that you can open a window, too, with win+shift+1 … but that's not incognito. (win+ctrl+1 opens the application in admin mode – which is a nice discovery but also not what I'm looking for)

I'm searching for a solution that

  • doesn't involve the mouse and
  • doesn't mess with my alt+tab order,
  • preferably involving the task bar (but that's optional).

Solution

  • What about creating a shortcut of Chrome, in properties append chrome --incognito into target textbox and assign a shorcut key?