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How can I open Google Chrome via command-line with a URL, in incognito mode?

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Mar 15, 2026502977 views
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Problem

When launching Chrome from the Windows command line I can pass arguments like so: I can also pass a URL to open: Each work fine on their own, but I can't get them to work together. What I want is to launch it with a URL, and open in its own tab, and hide the URL, buttons, etc., like a utility window, but I do want it resizable.

Error Output

...>chrome.exe -incognito

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Fix for: How can I open Google Chrome via command-line with a URL, in incognito mode?

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You might want to try and give it another try. I just tried it with the following command This gave me the following window, notice that it is in incognito mode (little icon on top left) and it is also at google.com (or whatever url you pass). It works, maybe you were just typing it in wrong. If you have a window open Chrome will default to the currently running application and add a new tab to that, it saves time (of app startup) and memory. In this case, try

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