Workspaces, Brave Browser, Additional New Windows Opened When Launching Workspace

[interconnectedMe]

Microsoft PowerToys version

v0.86.0

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

Workspaces

Steps to reproduce

1. Login to Windows
2. Open a Workspace (either with Desktop Shortcut, or through Ctrl Shift '
3. Brave Browser correctly opened with all previous Windows/Tabs
4. But, multiple new Brave Windows are opened, all 'new/blank'. (I think, the same number, as the actual Brave Windows/Tabs that 'should' be there)

Sytem Info:

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.19045 Build 19045
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DARRENWINDOWS
System Manufacturer ASUS
System Model All Series
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU All
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz, 4001 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 3503, Wed 18 Apr 2018
SMBIOS Version 2.8
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode Legacy
BaseBoard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
BaseBoard Product Z97-A
BaseBoard Version Rev 1.xx
Platform Role Desktop
Secure Boot State Unsupported
PCR7 Configuration Binding Not Possible
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume3
Locale United Kingdom
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.19041.5072"
Username ################
Time Zone GMT Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 15.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 5.67 GB
Total Virtual Memory 31.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 20.4 GB
Page File Space 16.0 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys
Kernel DMA Protection Off
Virtualisation-based security Not enabled
Device Encryption Support Reasons for failed automatic device encryption: TPM is not usable, PCR7 binding is not supported, Hardware Security Test Interface failed and the device is not Modern Standby, Un-allowed DMA-capable bus/device(s) detected, Disabled by policy, TPM is not usable
Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions Yes
Hyper-V - Virtualisation Enabled in Firmware No
Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection Yes

✔️ Expected Behavior

EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR:

1. Launch Workspace
2. Same number of Brave Browser Tabs/Windows should open, as I had open when I exited Brave.

❌ Actual Behavior

Multiple new Brave Windows are opened, all 'new/blank'. (I think, the same number, as the actual Brave Windows/Tabs that 'should' be there)

Notes:
These open fine : Todoist, Obsidian, Microsoft 365, Zotero. Tabs in Zotero are fine (all within the same Zotero.....'instance' - tabs within one Zotero window)

Workaround:
This works for now: I have edited the Workspace, leaving the first listed Brave entry, and deleted all the other Brave Browser entries (2 to 9 iirc) listed in the Workspace.

Brave Browser seems to remember all of it's own windows & tabs.

Rgds
DR

Other Software

Brave Browser:
Brave is up to date
Version 1.73.89 Chromium: 131.0.6778.69 (Official Build) (64-bit)

[similar-issues-ai]

We've found some similar issues:

• Workspaces tabbed browsers and documents #35448 , similarity score: 81%

If any of the above are duplicates, please consider closing this issue out and adding additional context in the original issue.

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[interconnectedMe]

Possibly related to others I have read? -

#35448
#34642
#34664

[plante-msft]

/dup #35448

looks like there is an issue with Brave browser opening multiple new tabs.

[microsoft-github-policy-service]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!