How to Enable or Disable Restore Pages Dialog in Microsoft Edge
The “Restore pages” dialog in Microsoft Edge lets you choose whether the browser automatically brings back your open tabs after it crashes or restarts.
This prompt appears when Microsoft Edge, Windows 11’s main browser, closes unexpectedly. It offers a simple way to get all your tabs back.
You might want to turn this off if you prefer Edge to open a fresh new tab page instead of asking if you want to restore your old ones.
When you disable it, Edge opens a blank page and you’ll have to reopen tabs yourself.
You can disable the “Restore pages” dialog in Microsoft Edge by editing the Windows Registry. Navigate to 🗝️HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftEdge, create a DWORD value named HideRestoreDialogEnabled, and set its data to 1. Restart your computer for the change to take effect.
How to Turn the “Restore pages” Dialog On or Off
You can stop Microsoft Edge from asking if you want to restore your previous pages by changing a setting in the Windows Registry. This guide shows you how to disable the “Restore pages” prompt so Edge doesn’t ask every time you close and reopen it.
- [Admin Required] Open the Windows Registry on your computer.
- Navigate to this folder path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge - If you don’t see an
Edgefolder, right-click on theMicrosoftfolder and create a new subfolder calledEdge.
- Right-click inside the empty space in the
Edgefolder’s right panel. - Select
Newand thenDWORD (32-bit) Value. - Name the new item:
HideRestoreDialogEnabled - Double-click on the item you just created.
- Make sure the
Baseis set toDecimal. - Set the
Value datato one of these options:- Leave blank or delete: The “Restore pages” dialog stays enabled (default).
- Type 1: The “Restore pages” dialog will be disabled for all users in Edge.
- Click
OKto save your changes. - Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
That’s it! Your setting will now be applied.
Summary
The “Restore pages” dialog in Microsoft Edge helps you reopen tabs after a crash, but you can disable it if you find it annoying.
How to enable restore pages in Edge?
Click on the three dots. Also known as the ellipsus a drop-own menu will now open click on the history menu item. Then the recently closed option. And then click on the previously closed session.
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