How to force IntelliJ IDEA to show welcome screen again?
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IntelliJ has a very good welcome screen, but after first use, when I open IntelliJ the next time, it will open my last opened project directly. But what if I want to revisit the welcome screen? Is there a way to do it without restarting IntelliJ? I am using IntelliJ IDEA 14.
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Solution 1 - Intellij Idea
I'm using not IntelliJ but WebStorm however, maybe same settings.
how about this?
> [File] - [Settings] - [Appearance & Behavior] - [System Settings]
> uncheck "Reopen last project on startup"
Solution 2 - Intellij Idea
Close all open project windows (File | Close Project).
Solution 3 - Intellij Idea
Sometimes I want to come back to the Welcome screen only to see the list of recent projects with a little more details than a simple list. However, I don't want to close the open project.
If that's your case you can to this in the version 2016.3:
File -> Open Recent -> Manage Projects...
UPDATE 1
@Gagan made a comment (below) asking about how to import a project this with this solution.
If I've understood the question correctly, you can do this either by directly opening a project (Open...) or by creating a new one from Existing Sources or from Version Control, as is show below:
In both cases, IntelliJ will ask you to open in the same window (which will close you current project) or in a new window (the current and the new one stay open), as show below:
Please, let us know if it works for you!
Solution 4 - Intellij Idea
Select File -> Close project. This will cause the welcome screen to appear.
Solution 5 - Intellij Idea
For IntelliJ 2020.3 use: `File -> Settings -> Appearance & Behavior -> System Settings and uncheck Reopen projects on startup.