How to Quickly Reopen Recently Closed Programs in Windows 10 & 11
Many web browsers include options that enable users to reopen closed tabs with hotkeys or via page histories. However, neither Windows 11 nor 10 incorporates similar options for reopening recently closed programs.
Therefore, users must manually reopen recently closed apps on Windows with shortcuts or from Explorer when they need to access them again. That is not ideal for multitasking since users frequently close apps they’ll later need to utilize again to free up system resources. However, you’re able to reopen recently closed programs more quickly in Windows 11 and 10 with ReOpen and UndoClose.
How to Reopen Recently Closed Programs With ReOpen
ReOpen is a nifty freeware tool that keeps a record of recently closed programs and folders you’ve opened in Windows. It records a maximum of 64 closed programs and folders, which you may select to restore from the ReOpen window. This is how you can quickly restore closed software windows with ReOpen:
Now let’s try out reopening programs that you’ve closed:
ReOpen also saves a list of closed folders. Try opening some folders and then closing the File Explorer windows for them. Then you can select to restore the closed folder windows in ReOpen’s top box.
ReOpen permanently stores the record of previously opened windows and folders. So, you’ll still be able to select them in ReOpen after restarting Windows. you may change the number of windows stored by clicking the arrows on the value box in the top-right corner of ReOpen.
You can also set a hotkey to open the ReOpen software. Right-click theReOpenicon in the system tray and selectSet Hotkey. Select a key combination for the hotkey on the drop-down menus, and click theOKbutton. Then press the hotkey to view ReOpen.
If you prefer to access ReOpen with the mouse, you can set the middle mouse button (scroll wheel) to open it. Bring up the context menu for ReOpen’s system tray icon. Select theUse Middle Mouse Clickoption from there.
How to Reopen Recently Closed Programs With UndoClose
The freeware UndoClose app works similarly to ReOpen. It keeps a record of recently closed programs you may select to reopen much the same. However, UndoClose users can also press a hotkey to bring up the most recently closed program again. You can reopen closed programs with UndoClose like this:
If you prefer to reopen the most recently closed program window with a keyboard shortcut, press UndoClose’s defaultControl+Shift+Ahotkey. You canset a custom keyboard shortcut on Windowsby clicking theOpen Last Closed Apphotkey box and pressing a different key combination. Select theChangeoption to apply it.
Restore Recently Closed Software Windows With ReOpen or UndoClose
It is surprising Windows doesn’t already incorporate a feature or hotkey for reopening recently closed apps. That’s something Microsoft should surely add to Windows 11 in the future. However, you can restore recently closed windows and folders with ReOpen or UndoClose for now. Both apps give you a more direct way to reopen recently closed software windows.
We’ve all been there: too many tabs open and we accidentally close the wrong one. Luckily, all browsers make it super easy to reopen a tab that you didn’t mean to close.
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