Two Major Issues with Groupy 2 – Chrome Tab Duplication & Edge Logout

If you open the saved group file to edit it (you can using right click on it in the config ui), what does it say for the command line?

Subject: Follow-up on Chrome Tab

Duplication – Command Line Analysis

Dear Groupy Team,

Thank you for your response and for requesting the command line details.

I’ve reviewed one of my saved group files and extracted the command line entries for each Chrome window. Here is an anonymized example:

CommandLine= --profile-directory="Profile 59" --new-window x.com/ExampleUser x.com/ExampleUser/highlights x.com/ExampleUser/highlights x.com/ExampleUser/highlights ...

As you can see, the same URL is repeated multiple times in the command line, which causes Chrome to open several identical tabs when restoring the group. This behavior is consistent across all entries in this particular group, with each profile launching 7 or more duplicate tabs. In one case, the duplication reached over 100 tabs.

This seems to be the root cause of the tab duplication issue. I’m wondering:

• Is there a way to configure Groupy to avoid repeating URLs in the command line?

• Can Groupy rely on Chrome’s native session restoration instead, using a command like:

  Code

  chrome.exe --profile-directory="Profile XX" --restore-last-session
  

Please note: this analysis is based on one of my saved groups. I manage multiple specialized Chrome profiles, and it’s possible that other groups may contain different command line structures or behaviors. I can provide additional samples if needed.

I appreciate your support and look forward to any suggestions or fixes that can help streamline tab restoration, especially when managing large sets of specialized Chrome profiles.

Best regards, 

Note: The command line analysis above is based on one of my saved groups. I manage multiple specialized Chrome profiles, and it’s possible that other groups may contain different command line structures or behaviors. I can provide additional samples if needed.

Fixed Groupy 2 Myself – Chrome Tab Rabbits & Edge Logout Circus (No Coding, Just Cosmic Grit)

Hey Stardock Forum,

So… I asked for help with Groupy 2. I posted, I explained, I even philosophized. And what did I get? Mostly silence.

Except for one beacon of light—Neil Banfield. He dropped a single line:

“Right-click the saved group file to edit it.” That tip was gold. Without it, I wouldn’t have found the config file, and even Copilot would’ve been stuck philosophizing in the dark. So thank you, Neil. You didn’t fix the problem, but you handed me the map. I walked the rest of the desert myself.

🐇 Problem #1 – Chrome Tabs Multiplying Like Rabbits on Energy Drinks Groupy wasn’t just restoring tabs—it was cloning them. One tab became seven. Seven became seventy. I had Chrome windows breeding tabs like rabbits in springtime. Turns out, Groupy was stuffing the CommandLine with repeated URLs like it was trying to win a duplication contest.

So I cracked open the .groupy file (thanks again Neil), stared into the abyss, and manually cleaned every entry. Now? Each Chrome profile opens exactly one tab. No clones. No chaos. Just digital zen.

🎪 Problem #2 – Edge Logout Circus Every time I reopened grouped Edge windows, it logged me out of everything. Twitter? Gone. Gmail? Vanished. I even got a page full of numbers—like Edge was trying to send me encrypted poetry.

So I’m now crafting a workaround to let Edge restore itself natively, without Groupy’s interference. Spoiler: I’ll fix this too. Without help. Again. While sipping coffee and listening to cosmic jazz.

🎓 Credentials? I’m 55. Not a developer. Not a programmer. Not even a university graduate. Just a full-time merchant. But I manage over 150 email accounts, and within each one, I run dozens of specialized social media profiles—each focused on a distinct branch of cosmic knowledge.

My main battlefield? Twitter, since 2008. I’ve spent 30 years browsing, averaging 10 hours a day. So yes, I know tabs. I know sessions. And now, apparently, I know how to fix Groupy better than the support team.

I teamed up with Microsoft Copilot (who actually listens and doesn’t ghost you), and together we solved what the forum mostly ignored. If anyone else is drowning in tab duplication or Edge logout drama, I’m happy to share the method.

No code required. Just curiosity, precision, and a bit of philosophical flair :)*.

– TechnicalTweets

🧾 Groupy Configuration Blueprint – Chrome-Based Knowledge Deployment

Hello Groupy 2 community and brilliant developers,

I’m sharing a structured configuration system I’ve developed and tested extensively using Groupy—specifically with Google Chrome. This setup has been applied across 150 Gmail accounts, each representing a distinct scientific specialization and connected to different social media ecosystems. The goal? To organize and activate over 1,000 digital journals with precision and speed.

Groupy has become more than a window manager—it’s a protocol engine for knowledge orchestration. Below are the exact rules I follow to ensure clean, scalable, and reproducible deployments.

⚙️ Configuration Rules for Groupy .ini Files

1. 🧱 File Structure

• Begins with a [Group] section defining the overall session layout.

• Followed by multiple [GroupyEntryX] blocks, each representing a tab or window.

2. 📦 Entry Block Format

Each [GroupyEntryX] includes:

3. 🎯 CommandLine & ActiveIndex Rules

• If only one URL is listed → ActiveIndex=0

• If multiple URLs are listed → ActiveIndex must match the position of the desired active tab.

• Duplicate URLs should be avoided to prevent confusion or performance issues.

• All URLs must be complete and start with https://.

4. 🗒️ Comments

• Use ; to add human-readable comments above each entry.

• Comments should describe the tab’s purpose (e.g., trade, crypto, industry).

• Arabic comments are encouraged for family or regional clarity.

5. 🧠 Logical Order

• Each entry represents a distinct operational context.

• The order of entries reflects priority or thematic grouping.

6. ⚙️ Functional Role

• This file is not executable code—it’s a declarative configuration.

• It defines how Groupy should launch and organize windows.

• In advanced use cases, it becomes a knowledge-driven operational script.

✅ Why Chrome? Why Not Edge?

This system works flawlessly with Google Chrome. Each profile launches exactly as defined, with full tab restoration and profile isolation. However, Microsoft Edge has not yet cooperated. Despite extensive testing, I’ve been unable to achieve reliable tab restoration or session persistence with Edge. If anyone in the community has solved this, I’d love to hear from you.

📊 Deployment Scale

• 150 Gmail accounts, each tied to a unique Chrome profile.

• Each account represents a scientific or professional specialization.

• Each profile is connected to distinct social media channels.

• The system activates and organizes over 1,000 digital journals across these accounts.

💬 Final Note to the Developers

Groupy isn’t just a productivity tool—it’s a knowledge infrastructure. If you ever enhance its support for Edge or allow deeper automation hooks, just know there’s a user out here who’s already treating it like a digital command center for scholarly deployment. And when Groupy becomes smart enough to charge me for its services, I’ll gladly pay—just don’t let it unionize 😄.

📎 Footer – How to Get Help from Copilot

Want to build your own version of this system? Here's how:

1. Copy this entire message and paste it into Microsoft Copilot.

2. Ask Copilot to generate a similar configuration file using more technical language.

3. Include this summary so Copilot knows exactly what you're trying to do:

“I want to create a Groupy configuration file for Chrome. Each entry should represent a Gmail account tied to a scientific specialization and social media channel. I need tab restoration, profile isolation, and logical grouping. Please use structured language and help me scale this across 100+ accounts.”

Copilot will help you build it, refine it, and even document it—just like it did for me.

Good luck, and may your tabs always restore in perfect order. 🧠🖥️📚

Forum Post (Updated English Version)

Thank you to the Groupy team for the latest update (v2.3.0.2). We truly appreciate your ongoing efforts to improve stability and user experience — especially the support for apps like Discord that change paths frequently, the enhancements to taskbar pinning, and the ability to restore the focused tab when reopening saved groups.

Based on our hands-on experience, we’d like to share a few areas that could benefit from further refinement. This is not a comprehensive list, but rather a few practical observations:

• Restoring full group state: Currently, only the focused tab is restored. It would be great to also restore window size, position, and minimize/maximize state.

• Global color management: Reverting global colors still feels unintuitive. A clear “Reset to default” button would help.

• Auto-grouping logic: Improvements for Explorer tabs are appreciated, but we hope to see broader support for third-party apps and more flexible grouping rules.

• Managing excluded apps: A UI to view and manage excluded apps would be very helpful.

• Custom rules: Ignoring blank rules is a good step. We suggest adding export/import functionality to share rules across devices.

• Edge integration issues (related but external): We’ve noticed recurring problems with Microsoft Edge not preserving login sessions for certain websites, even with “Remember me” enabled. Additionally, some tabs appear with cryptic titles or URLs (e.g., about:blank#blocked), especially when restoring sessions or switching profiles. These issues affect workflow clarity and may benefit from deeper integration or clearer tab labeling.

Again, thank you for the continued updates. We look forward to future enhancements that further empower advanced users and streamline workflows.

 I had been LOVING GROUPY before discovering this duplicate tabs bug.  After an hour of testing, I discovered that setting Chrome startup to "Startup/Don't Restore Sesssion" didn't fix the problem.  BUT…

Setting it to "Open a specific page or set of pages" worked just fine.  It's not as good as saving the active tabs, but it's sure better than starting from scratch or opening a bazillion tabs. 

I am really surprised Stardock has not fixed this.  While they can't redesign chrome, they can should be able to handle the restore URLs themselves. Using Firefox or Edge is not a solution, for me.