How to stop restoring last session in browsers?

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Spirit

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May 17, 2012
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How to stop restoring last session in browsers?

If however computer shuts down and browsers didn't shut down manually,each time browser like chrome and firefox open the last open tabs and session.

In this case if somebody other starts computer he can see what sites did the last user visited.

Is there anyway that these browser didn't reopen last session in cash they shut down improperly/accidentally.

Thanks
 

Littlebits

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May 3, 2011
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For Firefox:

You may also wish to disable the Session Restore crash recovery feature which is enabled by default. This will prevent restoring a previous session when Firefox is opened after an unexpected close or software crash:

1. In the Location bar, type about:config and press Enter.
-The about:config "This might void your warranty!" warning page may appear. Click I'll be careful, I promise!, to continue to the about:config page.
2. In the Search box at the top, type browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash.
3. In the resulting grid, double-click on browser.sessionstore.resume_from_crash to set it to false.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-previous-session


Google Chrome:

1. Go to chrome://flags/ in address bar.
2. Then click Enable on the link that writes: "Disable Better session restore"

Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer —> Tools —> Internet Options
OR
Go to start —> settings —> Control Panel —> Internet Options

2. Click on the ‘Advanced’ tab
3. Uncheck the option ‘Enable automatic crash recovery *’ in the section ‘Browsing’
4. Click on the ‘Apply’ button
5. Click on the ‘OK’ button


Enjoy!!:D
 

McLovin

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Apr 17, 2011
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Is this what your talking about?

Chrome:
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Firefox:
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Ink

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Jan 8, 2011
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For a workaround, see post by 'dangel666' here:
http://my.opera.com/community/forums/topic.dml?id=1708792
 

wannabyawatch

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Jun 30, 2014
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I know this thread is old, but it seems as though things have changed in Google chrome and was wondering if there is a way to stop the session restore in recent versions of the browser? Thank you.
 
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