Arrr, Microsoft be bestowin' Edge with a feature ye landlubbers be yearnin' for - but some scallywags be hatin' it, methinks!
2023-12-12
Avast ye, Microsoft! Be changin' thy Edge, so it be refusin' to disappear when ye shut the last of thy browser tabs. Aye, keep it lingerin', like a pesky barnacle on me ship!
Microsoft is planning a change for Edge to allow the browser to stay open when the last tab is closed. Currently, when you only have one tab remaining in an Edge window, if you close that tab, the app will close itself as well. With the new option, Edge will no longer close when that final tab is dismissed. Instead, a default tab will open in its place, keeping the browser running.Essentially, Edge becomes like the Terminator. You can kill that last tab, but it keeps coming back to life.
The reasoning behind this change is that some users find it disruptive to have the browser close automatically when the last tab is closed. They are even installing extensions to prevent this behavior. However, others believe that it makes sense for the browser to close when the last tab is shut down.
Currently, there is no toggle to change this behavior, but it is expected that Microsoft will implement one in the future. If the behavior of Edge not being closed when the final tab is dismissed becomes the only way the browser works, it may upset some users. However, it is also possible that Microsoft may decide not to implement this feature in the final release version of Edge.
Overall, the purpose of this change is to give users a choice of how they want Edge to act in the final tab scenario. In the meantime, users can still close the browser using the 'X' icon in the top-right corner.