Enable Warning on Closing Multiple Tabs in Microsoft Edge

By default, Microsoft Edge doesn’t issue a warning if you close your Microsoft Edge browser window with multiple tabs open. Sometimes we may accidentally close the browser window and wondering how to restore the session back.

You can press Ctrl + Shift + T  to reopen the tabs closed during the last browser session.

Additionally, you can force Microsoft Edge to warn you when you attempt to close the browser window accidentally with multiple open tabs. Here’s how to do that.



Enable Warning on Closing Multiple Tabs in Microsoft Edge

To enable the warning on closing multiple tabs in Microsoft Edge Chromium, follow these steps:

  1. Start Microsoft Edge Chromium.
  2. Open Edge Settings and more (…) → Settings → Appearance → Browser behavior and features.
  3. This launches the following link: edge://settings/appearance/browserBehavior
  4. Turn on or off the “Ask before closing a window with multiple tabs” toggle switch.
    The browser will prompt you when you close it with tabs open.
    edge tab close warning flag

[Last tested in Edge Version 145.0.3800.65]


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Ramesh Srinivasan is passionate about Microsoft technologies and he has been a ten-time recipient of the Microsoft MVP award in Windows Desktop Experience (Windows Shell), from 2003 to 2012. Ramesh founded Winhelponline.com in 2005.

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