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It's a pain in the ass and an anti-feature\nfrom my point of view, so I am always eager to disable it on all my devices\nrunning Chromium-based browsers.\n\nTo disable it, go to:\n\n`edge://flags/#automatic-tab-discarding`\n\nSwitch the value to *Disabled* and restart Edge.\n\nTo verify this feature is actually disabled, you can go to `edge://discards` at\nany time and consult the *Discard Count* column.\n\n## \u003ckbd\u003eAlt+Tab\u003c/kbd\u003e Interference\n\nWindows \u003e Settings \u003e System \u003e Multitasking \u003e Alt+Tab \u003e Open Windows Only\n\n## To-Do\n\n### Test out the hack to disabled Restore Pages\n\nhttps://www.laptopmag.com/articles/edge-browser-stop-tab-restore\n\nHopefully that message can be turned off, because Edge asks it every time it is\nnot closed explicitly, but instead by restarting the computer etc. The problem\nis it restores even pinned tabs, so every time this modal is accepted, the tabs\nthat are pinned and already open, double up so you have twice the amount of\npinned tabs. That's too annoying to keep this feature turned on.\n\nhttps://microsoft.visualstudio.com/Edge/_workitems/edit/32212309\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftomashubelbauer%2Fedge","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ftomashubelbauer%2Fedge","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftomashubelbauer%2Fedge/lists"}