Eclipse: How to disable welcome screen?

Question

I get an annoying welcome screen whenever I start eclipse. How can I get it to skip the welcome and go straight to the workbench when I start it?

Answer 1

By creating the following file in your empty workspace:

workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.runtime/.settings/org.eclipse.ui.prefs

and fill it in with:

eclipse.preferences.version=1
showIntro=false

Answer 2

1 ) Go to Help Menu
2 ) Click on "Welcome"
3 ) Uncheck the "Always show Welcome at start up" in "Welcome Page" Right bottom Corner

Answer 3

STEP 1: Go to the eclipse home folder -> Go to plugins folder.

STEP 2: Search for org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal and remove it from the folder.

STEP 3: Now try to startup your eclipse with the new workspace and you can see that the welcome screen will not show up anymore.

Answer 4

1. Run Eclipse Neon as an Administrator.
2. When Eclipse starts up with the welcome screen, uncheck the bottom right hand corner box.
3. Close the welcome screen from upper part with the 'x'.
4. Close Eclipse Neon
5. Reopen Eclipse. You will not see the welcome screen anymore. Worked for me!

Answer 5

Follow the following steps for Eclipse Neon:

1. Go to Eclipse_Home\plugins
2. Take backup of the below jars and remove them from the above path
   1. org.eclipse.ui.intro.quicklinks_.jar
   2. org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal_.jar
   3. org.eclipse.ui.intro_.jar
3. Step 3: Restart Eclipse

Answer 6

The welcome screen is displayed whenever you first open eclipse with a new workspace. Once you close the welcome screen, this is noted in the workspace, and on a restart of eclipse with the same workspace, you will not see it again until you either use the menu Help/Welcome or switch to a new workspace.

Note that you may have to really close the Welcome screen via the 'x' in its title tab; not just hide or minimize it.