How can I get Edge to restore all the tabs I had open last session?

Hey there, New User3

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

If Edge closed unexpectedly, it will ask you if you wish to restore the previous browsing session. If you click restore, then it will open previous tabs.

However, if Edge did close like it should, and you wish to re-open the tabs from the previous session, the one way to do this is via History. Pres Ctrl + H together to bring up your history.

You will see your history appear along with three tabs (All, recently closed, tabs from other devices). You want to click onto recently closed. You will be able to click onto the sites to open the tab on the current tab. Or press Ctrl then left click to open the tab in a new tab.

Hope this helps,

Nathan

How can I get Edge to restore all the tabs I had open last session?

Make sure you have this option selected at ⋯ (Settings and more) > Settings > Start, home and new tabs:

Note that each Edge window is a separate session, so only the tabs in the last window to be closed will be restored automatically at the next launch. To avoid losing tabs in other windows, use ⋯ (Settings and more) > Close Microsoft Edge to close all windows at once. Don't use the red ✖ if you have more than one window open when you're closing Edge down.

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Pro tip: Create a new favourite, then edit its name to Quit (or ✕ if you prefer) and change its URL to edge://quit. Put it on your favourites bar:

Clicking this will have the same effect as the Close Microsoft Edge command, so all open windows will be retained with their tabs.

I need to know how to restore ALL of the tabs that unexpectedly closed all at once, not one by one

Yes, Nathan, has happened to me at least twice now. I've just lost 100 tabs AGAIN. I know I shouldn't have all these open but it's how I operate, unfortunately. Great for reference. However, I would like to know how to get back all tabs lost in one 'chunk' when on Edge for Android. If there's currently not a way to achieve this, PLEASE build it into a near future version!!!!!

FYI: Ctrl+Shift+T in Edge desktop has saved my bacon several times to restore clumps of lost tabs! Just in case you haven't tried that.

Update to my previous note:

I've found a way to restore all my Edge for Android tabs in one shot, but ONLY because I sync Edge across my devices. I went to my Edge desktop browser and into History, recently closed tab list and found the following, all in a group conveniently, and restored them to a fresh browser window. Not ideal as this extensive set of tabs is no longer on my phone Edge browser but at least they're not completely lost. I'm sure with some work I'm not really willing to set time aside for, I could import them back onto my phone. Here's the quick screenshot. Hope it helps...