Category: Web Browser

We often complain about procrastinating and not meeting our goals at the end of the day even though the tasks are aligned. Sometimes, we unknowingly spend so much time on tasks that consume both our energy and time and they are not worth it. For instance, when we accidentally close the tabs of multiple browsers, we keep on finding hacks to reopen closed tabs to get to pages we browsed last time. It is quite overwhelming to remember and open everything from start. However, browsers give you an option to restore tabs with one click. But SmartWindows brings even a smarter solution for your Windows browsers’ restorations.

The time we used to spend on reopening closed tabs can be used in some other valuable tasks. In this world of increased digitization, one must look for automated ways that assist in daily activities and collectively contribute to increased productivity at work. Similarly, this article refers to the basic and advanced ways to restore closed tabs such that the daily hassle of reopening browser windows and restoring closed tabs could be eliminated.

This article is a guide to how to restore tabs on Chrome, and different browsers such as Microsoft Edge, and Firefox, and how SmartWindows helps users reopen tabs in multiple browser windows with a single click.

How to Restore Chrome Browser

How to reopen closed tabs in Google Chrome? Opening closed tabs in Google Chrome is not very complicated. Open your Chrome browser, navigate to the pop-up menu at the upper right corner of the browser. Click on “Reopen Closed Tab” and the previous tab will reopen. Another way to restore Chrome tabs is to press Ctrl + Shift + T keys once and it will open the last closed tab and click keys simultaneously and all the tabs you opened previously will open in the window

It is difficult to manually remember which URL or web page you opened last time, especially when working on a project and opening all the related tabs in Chrome. Due to some malfunction browser gets closed or maybe the Windows shutdown suddenly that ends up closing all the important tabs. You urgently require to reopen closed tabs – how to reopen closed tabs? Restore the last session of Chrome easily by reviewing your browsing history.

How to Reopen Closed Tabs?

Are you looking to restore closed pages in Chrome?

Restore the browser session of Chrome by clicking on the three vertical dots at the upper right corner of the menu. Navigate to History and you will be able to see the number of tabs of the Chrome browser you closed last time. Click on the closed tabs and restore the Chrome browser. A new Chrome window session will open where all your previously opened closed tabs of Chrome will appear. This will restore Chrome tabs with one click.

How to Restore Tabs in Firefox

If you are working on a Firefox browser for browsing and surfing and your Firefox window gets closed, you can easily recover the closed tabs. Right-click on the tab bar of the browser window and from the pop-up menu click “Undo Last Tab Close”. If you want to just open the one last closed tab that you can do following the shortcut for the keys. Press Ctrl + Shift + T and reopen the last closed tab on Firefox browser.

Similarly, if you had a bunch of tabs that you lost and didn’t get the option of recovery, click on the menu button in the upper right corner of the window. Navigate to the icon “History” and click on it. The menu will appear and you can click on the tab you want to open. This can also be done by clicking on the Restore Previous Session tab. Also, you can click on Restore closed tabs and all the previous tabs will open in the current window of your browser.

Firefox also allows you to view the browsing history based on the time in the sidebar. You just need to click on the menu button on the window -> View History Sidebar and the browsing history will show up.

How to Recover Tabs in Microsoft Edge

Reopening the closed tabs in Microsoft Edge Browser is no different. You can easily recover the recently closed tab by pressing Ctrl + Shift + T on your keyboard. Also, you can right-click on a tab and select the option “Reopen Closed Tab” and the previously closed tab will open.

To open the earlier webpage, navigate to the toolbar and click on Activity Center at the upper right corner of the window. You will be able to see the browsing history and click on the webpage you want to open. Another way to do this is that you click on the History icon and click on the time. It will give you the options and you can select the one you are looking for and the pages will reopen in the current window.

All these browsers define certain functions and steps that help you access the browsing history. You can also press CTRL + H to directly access the history of the browser window on any of the browsers discussed above.

How SmartWindows Restore Closed Tabs at Blink of an Eye

When you are managing multiple projects and have opened multiple browsers to do organized browsing, you are highly vigilant about the URLs you have opened. As it is very difficult to remember the useful web pages that can help you out in performing tasks, it is crucial to make sure that you have them all the time. SmartWindows help you increase productivity at work by reopening the closed tabs of multiple browsers at the same time with just one click.

Yes, one-click and all the browsers you have opened on your Windows 10 or Windows 11 will be restored. SmartWindows eliminates the need to manually go into each browser and restore the previous session where you have bookmarked all the URLs and web pages. Instead, it requires one click and all the browsers will restore the tabs of previous sessions. You have saved the time and now are all set to get back to work without making any excessive clicks.

Not only this, SmartWindows make Windows 10 and 11 even smarter with the capability of remembering the position and size of the browser window you adjusted last time on your desktop screen. Now every time you open up your computer, just one click will restore your desktop screen with the same number of windows and their positioning as you adjusted the very last time.

The Bottom Line

SmartWindows makes you work smart and not hard on Windows. Now you do not need to manually open and restore browser windows everytime before getting SmartWindows gives you more hands at work. Now you can reopen closed tabs in Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge with just one click. Reopen the closed window of your favorite browser with one click. The multi-browser and multi-tab support of SmartWindows saves the browsers with their respective URLs. It helps maintain an active tab history, save the size of browser windows, and the display position on the desktop screen. Now get started with work all aligned on your Windows 10 without wasting your precious time and energy.

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The browser users face one common problem on a daily basis i.e restoring the closed tabs and browser windows. The problem is real when you use different browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, etc. and you are supposed to remember the tab restoration steps of each browser. The tabs and browser windows get closed unexpectedly due to a power outage, sudden Windows updates, an accidental click on “X” or maybe an instantaneous computer restart. In any case, you immediately look at the ways that could help you restore the closed tabs quickly.

Closing a browser can eventually close all your tabs. If you closed just one tab, you can restore it with the keyboard shortcut, but if an entire browser is closed, you would have to follow a set of steps to restore tabs in each browser window separately. 

How to Reopen Closed Tabs in Microsoft Edge App?

Here is how you can reopen closed tabs from the last browsing session on the Microsoft Edge browser. Some users are still confused and ask, “Is Microsoft Edge the same as Internet Explorer?

So the answer is yes, Microsoft Edge is the replacement for Internet Explorer. Below are the instructions to reopen closed tabs and browsing sessions in Microsoft Edge.

To open the Closed Tab/Tabs:

If you have not closed the entire browser window yet but accidentally closed any tab or tabs, you can use a keyboard shortcut to reopen it. Use “CTRL + SHIFT + T” to get the recently closed tab back. You can use it repeatedly to reopen the closed tabs in the exactly same order as you closed them.

To open the Browsing Session:

1. In the browser, click on three dots at the top right corner of the window.
2. Go to Settings of the browser.
3. At the left-side pane, click on the “On start-up” option. 
4. Click on the option “Continue from where you left off”.
5. This will reopen all the closed tabs in that browser window.

Is there any way that could eliminate this overhead of traversing each step to restore your tabs and multiple browsers?

So, yes!

SmartWindows is an all-in-one solution that makes your Windows smarter enough to keep you away from tedious everyday tasks.

Restore Closed Tabs on Microsoft Edge with SmartWindows

SmartWindows is productivity software for your Windows 10 and Windows 11 that helps you auto-restore and auto-arrange the desktop apps with just one click. The following are the ways SmartWindows help you restore closed tabs and increase your productivity with its high-end capabilities.

• SmartWindows allows you to restore the tabs and multiple browser windows on one or many screens with a single click!
• It restores the tabs on Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge automatically.
• It auto-arranges the windows of desktop apps at exactly the same position on the screen with the same window size as you set the last time.
• It eliminates the manual work that you used to do on a daily basis when it comes to arranging and restoring apps to set your work zones. 
• It restores the screen presets on multiple displays and user profiles with one click.

So say bye to manual work and download SmartWindows now to give yourself more hands at work!

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Imagine you are working on an assignment or a project for which you need to do broad research and all of a sudden your browser window gets closed. 

This is a common issue. When multiple tabs are opened in one browser window, you may accidentally close one tab in an attempt to open it. Sometimes due to a Firefox tab crash, your entire browser window may also get closed. There could be many more reasons, for example, sudden power outage, unexpected Windows updates, automatic PC restart, etc. that close all your important tabs and research work all at once.

Many times, we have opened a dozen tabs all at once that we need at the same time. It is not efficient to bookmark all tabs and therefore we keep on restoring those tabs whether or not we need them. An accidental click on ‘X’ is unimaginable, as you can lose all your important research in a second.

In any case, you look for ways to reopen closed tabs in Firefox. For this, there are two methods. To restore closed tabs in Firefox, you can either follow a step of actions in each browser window of Firefox or auto-restore all the tabs in one or many browser windows with just one click. So we’ll go through both methods and see which one is more convenient and efficient.

How to Restore Recently Closed Tabs in Firefox?

There are two ways to undo the close tab in Firefox. 

1. Right-click on the tab bar, and from the pop-menu, select “Undo Closed Tab”. This will open the tab you closed accidentally. Notice, this will only open the one tab you recently closed.
2. An alternative is to restore the tab by entering the keystroke shortcut “Ctrl + Shift + T”. This will also open the last closed tab on Firefox.

When you repeatedly use this shortcut “Ctrl + Shift + T”, the browser will keep on opening the previously closed tabs in order.

If you accidentally closed the entire browser window and want to reopen all the closed tabs of that window at once, follow these steps:

1. Click on the menu button on the right side of the browser toolbar.
2. Click on the history.
3. Select “Restore Previous Session”

With these steps, you can reopen the closed tabs in Firefox.

Other than these, there is one automated way of restoring the Firefox recently closed tabs. SmartWindows is one productivity software for Windows 10 and 11 that helps you maximize work productivity. It eliminates the headache of manually reopening closed tabs in Firefox.

Auto-Restore Closed Tabs in Firefox with SmartWindows

While working on multiple tasks at the same time, we use multiple browser windows to research distinct topics. It gets really tiresome when it comes to opening browser windows every time before getting started to work. Not only this, you are supposed to reopen Firefox all closed tabs for each browser window. 

SmartWindows is a smart solution for you here. Instead of manually reopening the closed tabs in each browser window of Firefox, you can automatically restore the tabs and entire window with just one click in Windows 10 and 11. Save your time and increase productivity at work with SmartWindows. The valuable time that you spend on the tedious tasks of restoring a browser in each browser window, profile, or display screen, can be done automatically.

Auto-Restore with SmartWindows:

• SmartWindows allows you to restore tabs in Firefox on one or many screens in Windows.
• It saves the URLs and active tab history in each window of the Firefox browser.
• If you arrange the browser window with your desired size and display position on the screen, you can auto-arrange them with one click on one or many screens/displays/profiles.
• Optimize the performance of your PC by opening Firefox windows on as many profiles you want and get auto-arrangement and auto-restoration capability in each.
• It saves all tabs in Firefox and restores them in multiple browser windows.

So what are you waiting for?

Empower your browsers and make Windows 10 and Windows 11 smarter with SmartWindows!

If you work on multiple tabs and Google Chrome windows, you might have accidentally closed the browser window or tab on your browser.

This is a common issue faced by every browser user. When a dozen tabs are opened in one Chrome window, it becomes very difficult to find the one you are looking for and sometimes you mistakenly close the tab due to the mess on the window. To eliminate this headache, you often open more windows of the same browser, adjust their window size, and position them on the screen for easy access.

The problem doesn’t end here. There are still chances that your entire Chrome window gets closed with an accidental click on “X”. 

In any case, your research gets closed and it is a cumbersome process to reopen recently closed tabs on Chrome manually by searching them again. To avoid this, you can follow certain steps to restore the chrome tabs.

How to Restore Tabs on Chrome?

To restore tabs on Chrome, you can follow the following steps:

To Reopen Tab-Wise:

If you want to open a limited number of recently closed tabs, keep using the shortcut “Ctrl + Shift + T”. 

To Open the Entire Window or Tab Groups:

1. Go to Google Chrome and right-click on the Chrome bar at the top-right corner.
2. Navigate to “History” and the tabs count.
3. Click on “Restore all tabs”. 

The process is easy but the problem comes when you are supposed to follow these three steps every time to open multiple Chrome windows and hundreds of tabs.

The solution is: SmartWindows

SmartWindows is a Windows productivity app for Windows 10 and 11 that allows users to reopen the closed windows of Chrome automatically. SmartWindows helps users save time and maximize productivity at work with its many features.

Restore Chrome Tabs & Windows Efficiently with SmartWindows 

The multi-browser and multi-tab feature of SmartWindows supports various browsers such as Google Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. It allows users to reopen closed Chrome windows and tabs with just one click.

SmartWindows maintains an active tab history of multiple browser windows with respective URLs. You can reopen the Chrome tabs in one or multiple windows with a single click. This capability of SmartWindows eliminates the headache of reopening the closed tabs in each browser separately by following the same number of actions.  

Reopen Tabs & Windows in One or Many Screens

SmartWindows allows you to create unlimited profiles and up to 6 displays. On each display, you can open as many browsers as you want. In each profile and display, it is very time-consuming to restore the tabs on multiple browser windows. SmartWindows restores the Chrome recently closed tabs with just one click. So if you are working on multiple browser windows all at once for multiple purposes, you can save the display settings in SmartWindows, and restore them anytime. It eliminates the need to manually open tabs in each browser in each profile or display.

Auto-Arrange Window Size and Position 

When you are working on multiple browser windows by arranging the desktop screen with the desired window size and position on the screen, it becomes tedious to arrange the windows again on every startup. SmartWindows gives your Windows 10 and Windows 11 support to auto-arrange the browser windows with exactly the same window size and position on the screen as you saved the last time. Moreover, if you are working on multiple browser windows all at once, and save the display configuration of your browser, SmartWindows has the capability of restoring browser windows again with the same window size and position on the screen. It opens closed tabs of Chrome automatically with one click. This saves much of your valuable time and you are ready to work with one click.

Advantages of Multi-Browser & Multi-Tab Support

If you do research work, then browsers are an important part of your life. So, it is important to keep an active history of all your tabs and browser windows. SmartWindows makes your Windows 10 and 11 smarter by allowing it to reopen chrome windows and tabs with a single click. Save time and browse smart!

Some advantages of SmartWindows’ multi-browser and multi-tab feature include:

• Efficient management of projects and tasks on multiple browser windows.
• Auto-arrangement of browser windows with a single click.
• Auto-restoration of hundreds of tabs in one or many browsers in the blink of an eye.
• Optimized system performance when dozens of tabs and browser windows are opened in separate profiles and displays.
• Remember URLs associated with each browser window.
• Increase your productivity at work by saving your precious minutes with auto-restoration of tabs and browsers.

Empower your Windows with SmartWindows!