Windows 10: Turn On or Off Ask to Close All Tabs in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

How to: Turn On or Off Ask to Close All Tabs in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

How to Turn On or Off Ask to Close All Tabs in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10


Information Microsoft Edge is a new web browser added in Windows 10, and will be available across the Windows 10 device family. It is fast, compatible, and built for the modern Web.

When you close Microsoft Edge while having more than one tab open, you will be asked Do you want to close all tabs? by default.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the Do you want to close all tabs? prompt in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10.


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Turn Off "Do you want to close all tabs" in Microsoft Edge
• Option Two: To Turn On or Off "Do you want to close all tabs" using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Microsoft Edge Do you want to close all tabs? prompt









OPTION ONE [/i] To Turn Off "Do you want to close all tabs" in Microsoft Edge
1. Close Microsoft Edge while having more than one tab open.

2. Check the Always close all tabs box, and click/tap on Close all. (see screenshot below)









OPTION TWO [/i] To Turn On or Off "Do you want to close all tabs" using a REG file


Note The .reg files below make changes to the DWORD value in the registry key below.

Code:

AskToCloseAllTabs DWORD

0 = off
1 = on


1. Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Turn On "Do you want to close all tabs" in Microsoft Edge
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_on_Microsoft_Edge_AskToCloseAllTabs.reg

Download

3. To Turn Off "Do you want to close all tabs" in Microsoft Edge
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_off_Microsoft_Edge_AskToCloseAllTabs.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.




That's it,
Shawn


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How to restore "Close warning when close multiple tabs" Microsoft Edge??

i'm sorry for lack info, its for microsoft edge..

and i've tried this method

https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/turn-on-or-off-ask-to-close-all-tabs-in-microsoft-edge-in-windows-10.8397/


it works!!

 

How to restore "Close warning when close multiple tabs" Microsoft Edge??

Hi

Unfortunately they did not include an option to disable that "Always close all tabs" setting.

You can disable this setting by using the following tutorial.

See Option Two in the following tutorial.

How to Turn On or Off Ask to Close All Tabs in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10:

Turn On or Off Ask to Close All Tabs in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10

Let us know if this works for you.

Regards

 

Hello @mrgeek, *Smile

I just tested this on my system to see if anything may have changed, and it's still working for me.

Is the AskToCloseAllTabs DWORD showing that it was set to 0 to turn it off?

It's odd that this DWORD is getting deleted on your system. It shouldn't be deleted. It should always be set to either 0 (off) or 1 (on).

If you don't mind, post a screenshot showing this registry key location to see if anything else may stand out as unusual.

 

Works like a charm *Thumbs. Thank you Sir. It would be nice if everything worked so well.

 

"If you don't mind, post a screenshot showing this registry key location to see if anything else may stand out as unusual. "

Still not sticking. Here's reg w/your key added, no problem closing all tabs by clicking 'X' in upper-R corner of Edge, no message.




Now, re-open Edge with several tabs open. Click 'X' and message appears again. Filled in 'Always close ***' and closed Edge. Here's screen before closing, you see dialog box again




Refreshed View of registry and, as you can see, key is now gone again.




Just an annoyance but I know that on every other browser, ticking the box lets me close all by simply clicking 'X' in upper R. Any help or suggestions welcome and Thanks.

 

I don't see anything for why it would be doing that.

You might see if resetting Microsoft Edge may help.

Reset App in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Apps Features Tutorials

Be sure to back up your favorites first though.

Backup and Restore Microsoft Edge Favorites in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Browsers Email Tutorials

 

I'll try that. I just tested on another system. Set value to '1' to invoke dialogue box. Ticked box to 'Always close all' and reg value re-set to '0'. Registry on other computer has far fewer entries but is not primary browser. I'll post results after testing. Thanks for your time to look.

 

I look forward to your results. *Smile

 

SUCCESS ! I could not Reset in Apps & features because Edge is not listed. So I used the brute force method. Deleted contents of this folder -

*Arrow Reset Microsoft Edge to Default in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Browsers Email Tutorials

C:\Users\%username\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe and the ran powershell (admin) command - Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose}

Opened Edge and a few tabs, checked the 'Always close ...' box and check registry and Voila, the entry is there and set to '0'




and dialog box doesn't open any more in subsequent openings and closings of Edge. Now to reset my faves and settings. *Mad Thanks for your suggestions, Brink. Cheers.

 

Sorry, but messing around in the Registry is not for everyone and this should not be the only answer. If this is the only answer am thinking about returning to Chrome. So far Edge like Outlook 365 has not proven too friendly. Is there a way to change this without going into the Registry?

 

Hello dsterting9, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

There's no need for you to mess around in the registry, The downloadable .reg file is 100% safe, and will do it for you.

 

Changed back to Chrome and now cannot get download. Is there some place I can find this? Still think it is absurd the way this is setup in Edge. Thanks.

 

What do mean by that you cannot get the download?

 

Tried to open download but nothing happens. Apparently when I moved back to Chrome the download link is not recognizable. ?