Startup and Shutdown

The General > Startup and Shutdown preference page allows the selection of plug-ins to be automatically activated during workbench startup. 

Normally plug-ins are not activated until they are needed. However some plug-ins may specify that they wish to be activated during startup. This preference page allows the selection of which of these plug-ins will actually be activated during startup.

Option
Description
Default
Prompt for workspace on startup
If this option is turned on then the workbench will prompt you each time it is started for what workspace to use.
On
Refresh workspace on startup
If this option is turned on then the workbench will synchronize its contents with the file system on startup.
Off
Confirm exit when closing last window
If this option is turned on then the workbench will ask if you wish to exit when closing the last window if.
On
Plug-ins activated on startup
This option allows you to select which available plug-ins should be activated on startup.

Here is what the Startup and Shutdown preference page looks like: 

Startup Preference Page