In the Search box at the top, type _from_crash. Click Accept the Risk and Continue to go to the about:config page. Type about:config in the address bar and press Enter Return.Ī warning page may appear. This will prevent restoring a previous session when Firefox is opened after an unexpected close or software crash: You may also wish to disable the Session Restore crash recovery feature which is enabled by default. If this is a concern then you should not configure Firefox to open all windows and tabs from your previous session. If someone else used your computer after you, they could access your account on these sites. Session Restore may keep you logged in to sites that you were logged in to before you closed Firefox. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved. Below Startup select Open previous windows and tabs. Click the menu button and select Settings. Click the menu button and select Options Preferences. In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Preferences. If you wish, you can configure Firefox to open all windows and tabs from your previous session: To change your Firefox startup settings, see Configuring session restore, below.īy default, when Firefox starts, a single window is opened, displaying your specified home page. You can set Firefox to always show your windows and tabs from your previous session each time you start Firefox. When you've set Firefox to restore the previous session at startup To start a new session, click Start New Session. If Firefox continues to experience errors when windows and tabs are re-opened, you can launch Firefox without restoring these items. To restore your previous session, select the windows or tabs you want to restore and click Restore Session. If Firefox crashes a second time, the Restore Session page will appear when you next launch Firefox. Firefox will automatically restore your previous session, the first time you launch it after a crash. In these situations, Firefox can restore the pages that you were visiting when it is restarted. When you restart with add-ons disabled to troubleshoot Firefox problems, your tabs and windows will be reopened.ĭue to unexpected issues such as problems with a website, software errors, or an accidental loss of power, Firefox may unexpectedly close. To restart, click Restart to update Firefox. To apply any updates to the Firefox application that have been downloaded, you must restart Firefox.
Click History and then select Restore Previous Session. Click the menu button on the right side of your toolbar. Here's how to get your tabs and windows from a previous session back using the Firefox menu: