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Silver Contributor

Jan 21, 2020

Discussion - Set Aside Tabs and Warn on Close

Hi Insiders, we have received a lot of feedback about how you would like to close your tabs with the option of easily finding and reopening them later as you move between different workflows. Specifi...

Bekind21

Copper Contributor

Feb 10, 2021

Just bring back the set tabs aside feature. It's 2021 and nothing yet. I'm writing this upset because this was the reason I preferred Edge. If I preferred the collections feature I would use chrome. I don't know how to explain just how useful and convinient it is as a feature. Ease of use, allowing you to browse tabs set aside before opening, convinience of having any tabs you've set aside a click away. Im a PhD student, I open multiple tabs at a time, I was better able to control and organise my tabs, and I have plenty I had set aside. Now they are tucked away in collections (thank God because I freaked out a little after noticing the feature was gone). Please just bring it back.

HotCakeX

MVP

Feb 11, 2021

Bekind21

Spoiler

Bekind21 wrote:
Just bring back the set tabs aside feature. It's 2021 and nothing yet. I'm writing this upset because this was the reason I preferred Edge. If I preferred the collections feature I would use chrome. I don't know how to explain just how useful and convinient it is as a feature. Ease of use, allowing you to browse tabs set aside before opening, convinience of having any tabs you've set aside a click away. Im a PhD student, I open multiple tabs at a time, I was better able to control and organise my tabs, and I have plenty I had set aside. Now they are tucked away in collections (thank God because I freaked out a little after noticing the feature was gone). Please just bring it back.

wrote:Just bring back the set tabs aside feature. It's 2021 and nothing yet. I'm writing this upset because this was the reason I preferred Edge. If I preferred the collections feature I would use chrome. I don't know how to explain just how useful and convinient it is as a feature. Ease of use, allowing you to browse tabs set aside before opening, convinience of having any tabs you've set aside a click away. Im a PhD student, I open multiple tabs at a time, I was better able to control and organise my tabs, and I have plenty I had set aside. Now they are tucked away in collections (thank God because I freaked out a little after noticing the feature was gone). Please just bring it back.

Hi,

please submit your request using the feedback button on Edge so devs will know,

press Edge's (...) menu => Help and feedback => Send feedback

ethanmenzel
Iron Contributor
Apr 25, 2021
If we have warned for closing multiple tabs then why don't we just get a check box next to it saying set tabs aside and instead of it being a feature it is the text that shows up to check similar to how when you shut down a Mac Book you get the prompt with the checkbox to reopen last used applications.
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Apr 26, 2021
  That'd be good too.
r1maa
Copper Contributor
Mar 10, 2021
HotCakeX
So in March "Microsoft Edge will now warn you when you close multiple tabs" ? When in March this will be rolling out? Thank you.
- Omar-Os
  Iron Contributor
  Mar 14, 2021
  @ r1maa
  Probably next March 2022 since they first promised to deliver it around a year ago.
  - HotCakeX
    MVP
    Mar 14, 2021
    Omar-Os
    Spoiler
    Omar-Os wrote:
    @ r1maa
    Probably next March 2022 since they first promised to deliver it around a year ago.
    this has been here for the last couple of months already.
    just enable this flag to force it: edge://flags/#edge-ask-before-closing-multiple-tabs
    the flag is available from Edge stable all the way to Edge canary.
    
    Good news is, it is being turned on by default (without the need to use flags), controlled feature rollout at the moment.
    
    I have it on Edge canary without using the flag.
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Mar 10, 2021
  r1maa
  this has been here for the last couple of months. enable this flag:
  edge://flags/#edge-ask-before-closing-multiple-tabs
  - Dan_AI4GK
    Iron Contributor
    Mar 10, 2021
    HotCakeX And then you have to go into Settings & More > Settings > Appearance > Ask before closing multiple tabs, and turn it on.
    
    Regards,
    
    Dan