Turn off Reopen Last Browsing Session: registry value NoReopenLastSessionComputerHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery

Policy ID: DisableReopenLastBrowsingSession
Scope: Computer Configuration, User Configuration
Supported on: At least Internet Explorer 8.0
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Internet Explorer

Registry

NoReopenLastSession

REG_DWORDComputerUser

…\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\RecoveryHKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery Current key
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery

Enabled value: 1

Apply with .reg · CMD · PowerShell

ComputerMachine-wide setting

Enabled

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery]
"NoReopenLastSession"=dword:00000001

CMD · Enabled

reg add "HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery" /v "NoReopenLastSession" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

PowerShell · Enabled

New-Item -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery' -Name 'NoReopenLastSession' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null

UserPer-account setting

Enabled

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery]
"NoReopenLastSession"=dword:00000001

CMD · Enabled

reg add "HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery" /v "NoReopenLastSession" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

PowerShell · Enabled

New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery' -Force | Out-Null
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Recovery' -Name 'NoReopenLastSession' -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null