This feature will be very useful when sometimes the close button is clicked accidentally as you can either confirm or cancel the action. It also works when you try to exit the browser or close all opened browser tabs at once (with regular windows and/or private windows). The confirmation box will pop up to continue the process or cancel it.
How to confirm before closing multiple tabs in Browser
To confirm before closing a window with multiple tabs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Vivaldi browser on Windows 11/10, we have added a separate section for all these browsers to make it more convenient for you. Let’s check the steps for each browser one by one.
Ask before closing a window with multiple tabs in Edge
With version 104 and higher, Microsoft Edge also lets you enable or disable the Close all tabs prompt. You should update the Edge browser so that you can have this feature. This option works for the InPrivate window as well as the regular window. But, it won’t work for the selected tabs. Follow these steps:
Confirm before closing multiple tabs in Firefox
The feature to confirm before closing multiple tabs in Firefox works for regular windows only and not for private windows (unless you try to exit the browser). Also, it works for an entire window and not the selected tabs. Here are the steps to turn on this feature:
Ask before closing all tabs in Chrome
Chrome browser doesn’t have any native feature (as of now) to ask before closing a window containing multiple tabs. However, there are some free Chrome extensions that can be used for this purpose. One of such extensions is Chrome Close Lock which can be installed from chrome.google.com. Apart from that, you can also use a webpage (Prevent browser close tab) that is especially available for this purpose. You can access this webpage from maki-chan.de. That webpage works using JavaScript code and provides a prompt when you close an entire window. All you need to do is open that webpage and click anywhere on that webpage. Now whenever you will press the close button for the browser window, that webpage will prevent the action and show you a Leave site prompt (similar to Gmail). You can also bookmark that webpage or pin it if you want to use it frequently. Read: How to restore Last session or Chrome Tabs after a crash.
Warn on closing window with multiple tabs in Opera
Opera browser has a built-in feature that once enabled will warn you on closing a browser window with multiple tabs. Do note that this feature doesn’t work when only new tabs (empty tabs) are opened. It works when you have opened some webpages in different tabs. Also, the feature doesn’t work for private windows. Here are the steps to enable this feature:
Confirm before closing tabs in the Vivaldi browser
Vivaldi browser lets you set confirmation action for selected tabs, the entire browser (exit browser feature), and opened windows separately. Also, its confirmation option works for private windows and regular windows. Here are the steps: That’s all! Hope it is helpful. Also read: How to reopen a closed tab in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Opera browsers.
How do you get a warning before closing multiple tabs?
Browsers like Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Opera, Vivaldi, etc., have a built-in feature to get a warning before closing a window with multiple tabs. You need to activate or turn on that feature by accessing the Settings page of the browser. This post contains a step-by-step guide to turning on this feature in all such browsers.
How do I stop Chrome from closing multiple tabs accidentally?
A native feature or option to stop Chrome from closing multiple tabs accidentally is not available currently. We might get this feature with newer updates of the Chrome browser. But, for now, you can try some free Chrome extensions that can warn you before closing multiple tabs in a window. A dedicated webpage (Prevent browser close tab) is also available for this purpose. Read next: Restart browser and Continue where you left off without losing Tabs.
