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when I open a separate window and start private browsing my main window closes and I lose all of my app tabs

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mavant
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whenever I open a new window and do private browsing it closes my main window and I loose all of my app tabs. If this is functioning as designed then it is a flaw in the design.

whenever I open a new window and do private browsing it closes my main window and I loose all of my app tabs. If this is functioning as designed then it is a flaw in the design.

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elden
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It is designed that way. When you stop private browsing, all of your other tabs will come back.