Open tabs from previous session is gone why?

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Open tabs from previous session is gone why?

Dustin Davis 0

Did Microsoft delete the option for "open tabs from previous session" setting? It's no longer there and all my open tabs are can't be accessed anymore. I have no idea what Microsoft is doing anymore.

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Jeronimo Fuerte 45,760 Independent Advisor

Could you please let me know how you previously accessed this option? When you go to Settings > Start, home, and new tabs, do you no longer see the Open tabs from the previous session option shown in the screenshot?

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If possible, please share a screenshot of what appears on that settings page, along with your Microsoft Edge version. You can find the version under Settings > About Microsoft Edge.

Dustin Davis 0 Reputation points

2026-08-04T04:07:49.69+00:00

Yes I found that. But for some reason it was not clicked on. I found out that my tab session was deleted from my History for some reason. I made it to Session and am planning on forcing Edge into using that tab session.
Jeronimo Fuerte 45,760 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-08-04T18:37:32.0933333+00:00

Thanks for confirming. In that case, the option was not removed; it appears that Open tabs from the previous session had simply become deselected. Sorry about this. You can find the previous tabs in your Edge history
Dustin Davis 0 Reputation points

2026-08-05T17:31:38.38+00:00

The tabs I had open when I shut my PC off had all vanished in History. I have been unsuccessful in getting them back.
Jeronimo Fuerte 45,760 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-08-06T01:25:43.4933333+00:00

Unfortunately, if there are no older session files, no entries in the complete history, no synced copy on another device, and no Windows backup or File History copy of the Edge profile, then the lost session probably cannot be recovered.