How to prevent Chrome from terminating on closing of the last opened tab?

Solution 1:

On OS X , enable 'Warn Before Quitting' - https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95631 .

On other platforms: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/simplelasttab/ganniadnoflaogjededkdpicdfkloajf

How to enable confirmation alert before closing chrome tabs?

Solution 2:

Popular Chrome extension to prevent browser from closing when last tab closes.

• 4 out of 5 stars rating
• More than 10,000 users

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dont-close-window-with-la/dlnpfhfhmkiebpnlllpehlmklgdggbhn?hl=en

Truly unbelievable Google hasn't added a settings option for this, 
even after four years of complaints.