"Show this panel on startup" check box useless

[Chosen Idea]

The "Show this panel on startup" check box does not prevent the panel from coming up every time Affinity Photo (or Designer) is launched. I've reported this before, but thought why not waste my time again? It's been a bug since the first version of the apps and every version of Windows. Suggestion: Fix bugs before adding new features and new bugs. I'm currently running 1.8.4 in Photo and Designer with the latest Windows 10 updates.

[Mark Ingram]

8 hours ago, Chosen Idea said:

The "Show this panel on startup" check box does not prevent the panel from coming up every time Affinity Photo (or Designer) is launched. I've reported this before, but thought why not waste my time again? It's been a bug since the first version of the apps and every version of Windows. Suggestion: Fix bugs before adding new features and new bugs. I'm currently running 1.8.4 in Photo and Designer with the latest Windows 10 updates.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have the "Show this panel on startup" unticked, and I don't see the panel on startup. I had a look in our bug database, and can see this bug was reported in 2016, but it was marked as fixed in 1.4.2.8 (the same month as it was reported), so I'm a little surprised you're still experiencing it.

Try deleting the contents of the following folder, and trying again:

%APPDATA%\Affinity\Photo\1.0\CrashReports

[Mark Ingram]

Original report, for reference: https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/101845-startsuggestion-pop-up-window-wont-go-away-check-box-does-nothing/