edge javascript window.close() or self.close() not working?

Question

edge developer tool console log Scripts may close only the windows that were opened by them.

If the script didn't start opening the window (something like window.open), then the script in that window seems to have been changed to a security that prevents websites that can't close the window take control of the browser and close the window.

window.open('your current page URL', '_self', '');
window.close();

edge browser not close.

solution javascript code or another api

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Answer 1

Hi @hoseon-song ,

window.open('your current page URL', '_self', '');
window.close();

edge browser not close.

I did some testing on this issue, and with reference to the relevant documentation, I think this result is reasonable. Just refer to this doc: the latest working spec for window close(). As metioned in this doc:

A browsing context is script-closable if it is an auxiliary browsing context that was created by a script (as opposed to by an action of the user), or if it is a top-level browsing context whose session history contains only one Document.

In my tests, the script you mentioned works correctly if the page is launched by Visual Studio or by the command line (created by script): msedge.exe www.google.com. Conversely, pages opened manually by the user cannot be closed by script(not initial interface when opening browser ). This is all as described.

Regards,
Xudong Peng

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