I tried opening a new private tab with Tor for the first time, and I didn’t see the option for it. When I went to Privacy settings to enable Tor, it won’t let me toggle it on - it’s locked as “off”. I tried doing it on my hotspot, and a different wifi and nothing changes. I’m on the administrator account on my computer. I’ve even uninstalled and reinstalled. Why can’t I toggle it on?
Brave is up to date: Version 1.73.91
brave://policy do you see anything listed?Hi, Yes I downloaded straight from brave.
If I go to brave://policy, I do see that it says “TorDisabled”, Policy Value: True
Windows 11, version 23H2
This is what it says ^^
@TheRealDeal24-7 I assume that may be the case. So what that means is you or someone has set group policy to limit what can be done on your device, at least on Brave. You can read more about how this is done at https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360039248271-Group-Policy
I do not know if you initially downloaded from somewhere else that might’ve contained it or who may have gone about activating it on your device but that does seem to be the problem
Is there no way for me to change it?
@TheRealDeal24-7 essentially you just have to go in and edit it yourself. I mean I really don’t know who would have activated things. Nor do I know if you’re on a home network or what your situation is.
What I’m going to do for now is paste below a response from ChatGPT that I think is the correct answers to give you. At least to try to give you an answer for now. And if nothing else we may have tag someone from Brave who will know a little bit more. I just don’t know if they’ll be in Tomorrow or if they won’t be back until Monday. We just typically don’t see a lot of people from Brave on weekends or American holidays.
To help someone resolve the issue with the TorDisabled policy in Brave, they need to edit their Group Policy settings or Registry, depending on how the policy was applied. Here’s a simplified explanation of what they can do on Windows 11 23H2:
Steps to Disable the TorDisabled Policy:
If the device is part of a managed network or domain, Group Policy settings might be enforced by an administrator. However, since the user claims to be the admin, they can manually adjust this setting.
• Open Group Policy Editor:
1. Press Win + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter.
2. Navigate to:
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Brave >
or
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Brave >
3. Look for any settings related to “Tor” or “TorDisabled.”
4. If found, set the policy to Not Configured or Disabled.
If Group Policy Editor is not available (e.g., on Windows 11 Home), the policy may have been applied through the Registry.
• Open Registry Editor:
1. Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter.
2. Navigate to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave
or
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\BraveSoftware\Brave
3. Look for a key named TorDisabled. If it exists and is set to 1, this means the policy is enforced.
4. To re-enable Tor:
• Right-click the TorDisabled key and delete it.
• Alternatively, double-click the key and change the value from 1 to 0.
Restart the Browser:
• Close all Brave browser windows and reopen them.
• Check if the toggle for Tor can now be enabled.
Verify Policy Changes:
• Open brave://policy in Brave and confirm that TorDisabled no longer appears or is set to False.
Important Notes:
• If the device is part of an organization or managed environment, these changes might revert if policies are re-applied by the system administrator.
• The user should back up their Registry before making any changes, as incorrect modifications can cause system issues.
Thank you! This really helped, but another issue came in that I only noticed after figuring this out.
When I reinstalled brave it removed the profiles button, and I also can’t find any way to make new profiles from within settings. How to I bring the button back?
Because we don’t use tor.
What? Not understanding what you mean
@TheRealDeal24-7 if you mean the 
style thing on the upper right, that only gets shown if you have multiple profiles. So you’d have to go through the normal Hamburger Menu 
→ More Tools → Add new profile to create your second profile.