Today’s technology is all about choice. There’s the classic debate: iPhone versus Android. It’s about much more than blue and green message bubbles. These are things you can do on Android phones, but still not on iPhones.
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When it comes to your browser, it goes beyond just which one you use. Some people start up their computers and want the browser tabs to reopen exactly where they left off. Others may prefer a blank slate. Here’s how to do both.
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Too many tabs?
If you’re in the middle of a project or have traveled far down a rabbit hole of research, it’s understandable that you’ll want to take a break and go back to all your open tabs.
However, having too many open tabs has a downside. It can slow down your computer by taking up a lot of resources.
Let’s see how to set your browser to open with your previous tabs or a new one.
Chrome
You can customize Google Chrome to open with a new tab or reopen the same tabs you were using when you last closed the browser:
To open Chrome in a new tab:
Open Chrome and click on the three vertical dots and then Settings.
Click On Startup and select Open the New Tab Page.
To pick up Chrome where you left off:
Open Chrome and click on the three vertical dots and then Settings.
Click On Startup and select Continue where you left off.
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Safari
You can start Safari with a new window, a new private window, all windows from your last session, or all non-private windows from your previous session.
To open Safari in a new window:
Go to Safari > Preferences and select General.
Next to ‘Safari opens with’, select A new window or A new private window from the drop-down menu.
Open Safari and continue where you left off:
Go to Safari > Preferences and select General.
Next to ‘Safari opens with’, select All windows from the last session or All non-private windows from the last session from the drop-down menu.
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Firefox
By default, when Firefox starts, it opens a single window that displays the home page you specified. You can set this up by clicking the menu burger button and going to Settings > Home. The default there is Firefox Home.
To restore your previous session on Firefox startup:
Start Firefox, click the hamburger menu button and select Settings and then the General panel.
Under Startup, check the box next to Open previous windows and tabs.
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You can open Microsoft Edge in a new tab when you start it or pick up where you left off.
Starting Edge Fresh:
Launch Edge, click the three dots icon and select Settings.
Click On Startup in the left pane.
The default setting is Open a new tab. Select it if something else is set.
To open Edge with the same tabs as the last time you quit:
Launch Edge, click the three dots icon and select Settings.
Click On Startup in the left pane.
Select the option to Continue where you left off.
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