Describe the request

Please add an option to open a blank sketch at startup instead of restoring the sketches from the previous session.

Describe the current behavior

Currently, when Arduino IDE is started, the sketches that were open at the time the previous session was exited are automatically opened.

Arduino IDE version

Original report

2.0

Last verified with

2.3.4

Operating system

Windows

Operating system version

10

Additional context

I teach in a computer lab with shared computers and students are always forgetting to open a new sketch and are overwriting the previous student's work. Thank you!

Additional requests

• Add option to disable sketch restore feature #1532 (comment)
• Add option to disable sketch restore feature #1532 (comment)
• Add option to disable sketch restore feature #1532 (comment)
• Stop Arduino IDE loading last run program #2659
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/how-do-i-make-it-so-the-ide-opens-a-new-sketch-when-i-open-it/1118942
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/new-sketch-when-opening/1259890
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/opening-last-sketch/1279059/1
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/opening-last-sketch/1279059/8
• https://forum.arduino.cc/t/remove-autosave-as-default/1352354

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