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You accidentally close the page you were using in Chrome.

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The first fix is a keyboard shortcut for recently closed tabs or windows.

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We will test it with two harmless public pages, then show

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where History keeps recent entries.

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We will also look at the startup preference for future launches,

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without promising recovery after every crash.

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Open Example Domain and IANA Reserved Domains in two Chrome tabs.

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These public reference pages contain no private account data.

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Confirm both titles are visible, then close only the IANA tab.

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Keep Example Domain open so you can see that reopening the

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second tab does not replace the first one.

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Avoid trying this first on an irreplaceable work session.

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Press Control, Shift, and T on Windows or Linux.

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Google's Chrome help lists Command, Shift, and T on Mac.

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The most recently closed tab or window should return if Chrome

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still has that entry.

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Repeat only if you intend to reopen older entries in reverse closing order.

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In the practice case, verify that the IANA page is visible again.

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If the shortcut did not bring back the expected page, open

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Chrome's menu and look in History for Recently closed entries or

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the full History page.

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Match the page title and address, especially when several tabs have similar names.

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A recent window may appear as a group.

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If the entry is absent, Chrome may no longer have enough

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local session information to restore it.

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In Chrome Settings, On startup, consider Continue where you left off

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if you want normal launches to reopen previously open pages.

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Google's startup-page help documents this preference separately from the reopen shortcut.

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Changing the setting now does not recreate a past missing session.

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Use a practice profile when testing preferences, because the choice

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affects future browser launches.

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A different Chrome profile has a different history.

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Private browsing and some crashes may leave no recoverable entry, and

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opening or closing additional sessions can replace recent state.

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If the practice tab is missing, check the correct profile and

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History before concluding recovery failed.

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Do not present any shortcut as a guaranteed rescue of a

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wiped or overwritten session.

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The answer check is narrow: after closing the IANA practice tab,

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the reopen shortcut brings it back while Example Domain stays present.

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History and startup settings are fallback and prevention concepts, not

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proof that every old tab can be restored.

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This repeatable test teaches the safe first action without touching a private browsing session.