Microsoft says that this is because they carefully considered all the options and decided that for privacy reasons, it would be better if the last session did not automatically open when you opened IE. Use the preceding information when configuring this policy. Internet Explorer does not restore the last browsing session by default. * RestoreOnStartupIsURLs (4) = Open a list of URLs * RestoreOnStartupIsLastSession (1) = Restore the last session * RestoreOnStartupIsNewTabPage (5) = Open a new tab This policy is available only on Windows instances that are joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain, Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise instances that enrolled for device management, or macOS instances that are that are managed via MDM or joined to a domain via MCX. Users will be able to change it in Microsoft Edge. If you want to open a specific set of URLs, choose 'RestoreOnStartupIsURLs'.ĭisabling this setting is equivalent to leaving it not configured. Note that this option disables some settings that rely on sessions or that perform actions on exit (such as Clear browsing data on exit or session-only cookies). The browsing session will be restored as it was. If you want to reopen URLs that were open the last time Microsoft Edge closed, choose 'RestoreOnStartupIsLastSession'. If you want a new tab to always open on startup, choose 'RestoreOnStartupIsNewTabPage'.
Specify how Microsoft Edge behaves when it starts.