Keep last tab open in Chrome.

Supported on: Microsoft Windows 7 or later

Registry

HKLM Software\Policies\Google\Chrome

HKCU Software\Policies\Google\Chrome

Value name: BrowserSwitcherKeepLastChromeTab

Enabled: BrowserSwitcherKeepLastChromeTab = 1

Disabled: BrowserSwitcherKeepLastChromeTab = 0

Description

Setting the policy to Enabled or leaving it unset has Google Chrome keep at least one tab open, after switching to an alternate browser. Setting the policy to Disabled has Google Chrome close the tab after switching to an alternate browser, even if it was the last tab. This causes Google Chrome to exit completely.