If you like enable and use Tor in Brave browser, this step by step guide will be helpful. This is how you turn Tor on in Brave Browser using the built-in settings and Registry Editor. This will allow you to open a private window with Tor enabled to access the Internet anonymously.
What is Tor Mode in Brave Browser?
In simple words, Tor helps you to browse the Internet anonymously. It works like a proxy. That said, when you enable Tor in Brave Browser, all of your incoming and outgoing traffic will be redirected to the Tor network, allowing you to mask your location and device to unblock regionally blocked content and establish a more secure connection.
By default, Brave browser does not have any built-in VPN or something like that. So if you want to mask your IP address, there are two options for you. First, you can install a VPN app on your computer or install such an extension. Second, you can enable and use Tor.
When you enable this feature, you release another option called New private window with Tor. By making use of this option, you will be able to access the Internet anonymously without installing a third-party VPN proxy or app.
How to enable and use Tor in Brave Browser
To enable and use Tor in Brave Browser on your Windows PC, follow these steps:
- Open the Brave browser and go to the Settings panel.
- switch to Privacy & Security section.
- go to the Tor windows section.
- toggle the Private window with Tor button to turn it on.
- Click on the hamburger menu and select the New private window with Tor option.
First, you need to open the Brave browser and click on the Customize and control Brave that is visible in the upper right corner of your screen to open the Settings panel. Then switch to the Privacy & Security eyelash.
Alternatively, you can open the Brave browser and enter this in the address bar: brave://settings/privacy.
Here you have to go to the Tor windows section and find the Private window with Tor option. Then toggle the corresponding button to turn it on.
Now, you can click on the menu button and select the Private window with Tor option or press keyboard shortcut: Alt+Shift+N. You may need to wait a few seconds for it to connect to the network.
How to Activate Tor in Brave Browser Using Registry
To enable Tor in Brave Browser using the Registry, follow these steps:
- Press Win+R > type regedit and click on the OK button.
- Click on the Yeah option in the UAC prompt.
- navigate to Brave in hklm.
- Right click on Brave > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- name it like TorDisabled.
- Close Registry Editor and restart your computer.
Let’s dive into these steps in detail.
To get started, press Win+Rguy regeditand click on the OK button. If the UAC prompt appears, click the Yeah button at the UAC prompt.
You should then navigate to this path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave
However, if you cannot find this route, you must create it manually. For that, right click on Policies > New > Key and name it BraveSoftware. Then right click BraveSoftware > New > Key and set the name to Brave.
Once you get the aforementioned path, right click on the Brave key select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value and set the name as TorDisabled.
By default, it comes with a data value of 0 and you must keep it to enable Tor in Brave Browser.
Once this is done, close all windows and restart your computer to get the change. In case you want to disable Tor, you can open the same REG_DWORD value and set the value data as 1.
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Why isn’t Tor working on Brave?
There are two reasons why Tor is not working in the Brave browser. First, you need to wait a few moments to establish a connection between your computer and the Tor network. Since it doesn’t connect automatically all the time, you need to click the Disconnected button to connect it. Second, if you have set the TorDisabled REG_DWORD value data to 1, it won’t work. You need to open Registry Editor and change the value data to the correct one.
I hope this guide has helped you.
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