Set Chrome to Continue Where You Left Off

Have you ever had many tabs open in Chrome and accidentally closed Chrome or shut down your device to discover you lost all those tabs you worked so hard to open? There is an easy setting that will make Chrome open all the tabs you had the next time it starts up. Follow these steps to never lose those tabs again! Also, give "Pinning Tabs" a shot as well!

*Note: If you do these settings on your PC/Mac, they will transfer to your Chromebook.

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Set Chrome to Bring Back Tabs (PC/Mac):

1. Head over to your Chrome settings. On a PC or Mac (this setting is not available to adjust on a Chromebook) click the 3 vertical dots in the top right and click “Settings”.

2. On the left side click on “On Startup”.

3. Select “Continue where you left off”.

All the PC/Mac Steps Here:

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Set Chrome to Bring Back Tabs (Chromebook):

1. Click on the clock and then the Settings gear.

2. Click “Security and Privacy”.

3. Click “Manage your apps”.

4. Choose “Chrome”.

5. Click “More Settings and Permission”.

6. This will bring up a new tab in Chrome. You can also type chrome://settings/onStartup and get here to avoid all the steps before. 

7. Click “On Startup” and choose the setting you want.

All the Chromebook Steps Here:

Chromebook Video Walkthrough Here:

https://youtu.be/Cw5aOaj33wk

Now when you shut down your device and restart Chrome, all the tabs you were working on will reopen!

If you want these directions in a Document click HERE!