It can be an awful feeling losing your open tabs and windows if your browse closes automatically to install an update, crashes because of an unexpected problem, or you click the close button by mistake. However, you can configure the browser to resume the previous session to make it easier to pick up where you left off.
Whether you use Chrome, Edge, or Firefox on Windows 11 or 10, virtually any modern browser includes an option that saves your current session, allowing you to pick up all your windows and tabs where you left off.
This guide will teach you the steps to configure your default web browser to resume your tabs and windows upon restart on Windows 11 or 10.
- Continue where you left off on Chrome
- Continue where you left off on Edge
- Continue where you left off on Firefox
Continue where you left off on Chrome
To restore your previous windows and tabs after a restart on Chrome, use these steps:
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Open Google Chrome.
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Click the menu (three-dotted) button on the right corner and select the Settings option.
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Click on “On startup.”
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Select the “Continue where you left off” option.
Once you complete the steps, Chrome will reload your previous version session after restarting the browser on your computer.
Continue where you left off on Edge
To restore your previous session on Microsoft Edge, use these steps:
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Open Microsoft Edge.
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Click the menu (three-dotted) button on the right corner and select the Settings option.
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Click on “Start, home, and new tabs.”
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Under the “Where Edge starts” section, select the “Open tabs from the previous session” option.
After you complete the steps, Microsoft Edge will continue where you left off after the computer or browser restarts.
Continue where you left off on Firefox
To pick up the windows and tabs where you left off with Mozilla Firefox, use these steps:
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Open Mozilla Firefox.
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Click the menu (three-dotted) button on the right corner and select the Settings option.
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Click on General.
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Under the “Startup” section, check the “Open previous windows and tabs” option.
Once you complete the steps, when Firefox restarts, the previous session will load, letting you pick up where you left off.
Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 14 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 20 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me. Email him at [email protected].