The 
   General > Startup and
  Shutdown > Workspaces preference page allows configuration of the workspace prompting during IDE
  startup.
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          Option
         
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          Description
         
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          Default
         
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          Prompt for workspace on startup
         
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          If this option is turned on then the workbench will prompt you each time it is started for what workspace to
          use.
         
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          On
         
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          Number of recent workspaces to remember
         
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          The maximum number of recently-used workspaces that will be remembered and presented in the "Workspace
          Launcher" dialog.
         
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          5
         
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          Recent workspaces
         
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          The list of recently used workspaces that are presented in the "Workspace Launcher" dialog.
         
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          <none>
         
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