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NewbUser
Dec 13, 2020Copper Contributor
is it possible to disable the "Restore pages" message?
Edge boots with a restore pages message constantly, which doesn't go away unless you click on it. There seem to be many options to disable it on chrome and chromium, but haven't found any that wo...
AaBlu
Copper Contributor
It's unclear to me why it should be appearing at all.
If I crash with tabs open and want to get them back, I'll go to history and re-open them.
But this message pops up when no session has been abnormally terminated, so it's doubly irritating to not be able to turn it off.
aharown
Sep 06, 2021Copper Contributor
I think the problem may be due in part to the use of extensions that keep Edge running in the background. I haven't had the opportunity to test this much, but it's a hypothesis: Edge doesn't shut down properly when certain extensions are installed, triggering the restore sessions message.
In any case, there is a registry 'hack' that has, so far worked for me. Information here: https://www.technipages.com/how-to-disable-restore-pages-prompt-in-microsoft-edge
In any case, there is a registry 'hack' that has, so far worked for me. Information here: https://www.technipages.com/how-to-disable-restore-pages-prompt-in-microsoft-edge
- GlobespyOct 05, 2021Copper Contributor
There is no such registry option in Win 11, and this issue persists unfortunately.
Looks like Microsoft removed the registry entry, but didn't fix the problem.
Crazy!- aharownOct 05, 2021Copper ContributorThat hack stopped working for me in Windows 10 also, so... it was probably only effective for an older version of Edge.
- AaBluNov 08, 2021Copper Contributor
As of recent updates, the problem has stopped occurring for me. There's still no setting as far as I can tell, but I no longer get nagged about restoring tabs every time I open the browser on a different device.