# "Welcome to Processing 4" window always launches

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**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [August 23, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/welcome-to-processing-4-window-always-launches/31865 "2021-08-23T19:50:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![LadyK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/ladyk/32/14267_2.png) [@LadyK](https://discourse.processing.org/u/LadyK)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/welcome-to-processing-4-window-always-launches/31865/1 "2021-08-23T19:50:02Z")

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Hello,

First off, congrats on Processing 4! It looks great!

Yet, once the application launches, there is no way to stop the launch of the “Welcome to Processing 4” window, despite the tiny check box on the bottom not being checked (ie, the “Show this message on startup”). I’ve tried it checking the box, as well as unchecking, and rebooting.

Is there a specific line in the Processing preferences file in the ~/Library folder that I can tweak to stop this? I need to stop it for an exhibition and don’t want it showing on the projection.

Thanks in advance for your tips and direction.

~ LadyK

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