How to Restore Previous or Last Sessions in Microsoft Edge
The best way to keep your browsing session is to adjust your settings.
- If you need to restore previous browsing sessions on Microsoft Edge, you can use the History feature.
- Using the built-in features, you can also restore the whole browsing session.
- To ensure that you never lose your data, select the option to restore the session on startup.
Every browser can crash, and if that happens, you’ll lose your current tabs. Therefore, it’s important to know how to restore previous sessions in Microsoft Edge.
Speaking of Microsoft Edge crashes, we covered this issue in a separate guide, so you should check it out for more information.
Microsoft Edge is not an exception. Microsoft was smart enough to implement this important option into its browser, and probably save some users from a heart attack.
There are a few options to make Edge restore previous session, and we’re going to explore them in this guide.
How do I undo closing all tabs?
It’s pretty easy to restore closed tabs in Microsoft Edge, and you can do it from a context menu or by using a keyboard shortcut. Sadly, you won’t be able to restore all tabs at once, so you’ll have to do that one by one.
A faster method would be to open your browsing history or recently closed tabs list and restore closed tabs one by one.
How do I restore a closed window in Edge?
To restore a window that you recently closed, do the following:
- Right-click the address bar.
- Select the Restore window option.
- Alternatively, use Ctrl + Shift + T keyboard shortcut to quickly restore it.
How do I view history in Microsoft Edge?
- Click the Menu button and then select History. Alternatively, you can use Ctrl + H shortcut.
- Now you’ll see the list of previously visited websites.
- Click the website that you want to visit.
By viewing the history, you can restore last session in Microsoft Edge with a little effort.
How do I restore previous session in Microsoft Edge?
1. Change Edge startup settings
- Click the Menu button and select Settings.
- Select Start, home, and new tabs.
- Make sure to select Open tabs from the previous session.
By making these changes, you’ll always restore previous session in Microsoft Edge when you open the browser.
2. Use Restore window option
- When the Edge starts, don’t open any new tabs.
- Right-click the tab bar.
- Select Restore window.
This is a simple method, and it should help you Restore previous session in Microsoft Edge Chromium version.
3. Use the History feature
- Press Windows key + H.
- This will open the History panel.
- Hold Ctrl and select the websites that you want to restore.
Alternatively, you can use Ctrl + Shift + T to restore tabs in Edge. If Open tabs from previous session not working in Edge, this method can come in handy.
Edge restore previous session after crash
- Start Edge again.
- A new window will appear asking you to restore pages. Click on Restore.
- Your previous session will now be restored.
Keep in mind that you can’t open tabs from previous session in Edge from registry, but you can use this method instead.
As you can see, it’s pretty easy to restore previous session in Microsoft Edge, and you can do it by using any methods that we mentioned above.
In case you’re having additional problems, we suggest reading our guide on how to reopen Edge tabs if Reopen closed tab has disappeared.
In case you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, just let us know in the comments below.
