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how do I delete recently closed windows from the history tab

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quinnsm1
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when closing the browser, even after private viewing, the site shows in the recently closed windows section of the history button on the toolbar. how can I delete this section. I have options set in the tool section but still doesn't work. helppppppppppppppppppp!

when closing the browser, even after private viewing, the site shows in the recently closed windows section of the history button on the toolbar. how can I delete this section. I have options set in the tool section but still doesn't work. helppppppppppppppppppp!

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cor-el
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Make sure to close all tabs in a window before closing that window.

Set the pref browser.tabs.closeWindowWithLastTab to false on the about:config page to prevent closing the last tab from closing the browser and make a close button appear if only one tab is open.