Why does Safari open previous windows when starting a new browsing session

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wildauer Author

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Why does Safari open previous windows when starting a new browsing session

Why does Safari open previous windows when starting a new browsing session and how can I stop it?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Oct 14, 2020 2:05 PM

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David McKinlay

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Oct 14, 2020 6:51 PM in response to wildauer

You might have Safari's preferences set to 'Open all windows from last session'. If you want to change this go to Safari Preferences > General tab

The option at the top will ask - Safari Opens With:

Choose: A New Window.

With this setting Safari will present a new window each time it is relaunched.

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wildauer Author

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Oct 14, 2020 8:42 PM in response to David McKinlay

Thanks David. I did as you said as well as set start page as my opening window. and tabs Also, in System preferences, - general, I selected "close windows when quitting an app". Now, when opening Safari, I get my favorites popping up with no other windows opening. Yes!

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