This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab" for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Starting with the latest Microsoft Edge version in the Canary channel, you can now turn on or off "Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab".
By default, when you close the last tab in a Microsoft Edge window, it will close the window.
If you turn on "Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab", Microsoft Edge will stay on the New tab page by default instead when you close the last tab.
Contents
- Option One: Turn on or off "Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab" in Settings
- Option Two: Turn Off "Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab" from Message
1 Open Microsoft Edge.
2 Click/tap on the Setting and more (Alt+F) 3 dots button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Appearance in the left pane. (see screenshot below)
If you do not see a left pane, then either click/tap on the 3 bars menu button towards the top left OR widen the horizontal borders of the Microsoft Edge window until you do.
4 Under the Customize browser section, turn on or off (default) Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab for what you want.
5 You can now close the Settings tab if you like.
This message will only appear if you have "Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab" turned on, and closed the last tab in a Microsoft Edge window.
1 Click/tap on No (off) or Keep (leave on) for what you want in the When you close your last tab, Edge now leaves the the window open for you. Do you want to keep this change? message at the top. (see screenshot below)
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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