How do I get the initial setup window back?

Blender no longer shows that initial setup window after you close it, is there a way I can get it back to change my preferences?
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  • Omar Domenech replied

    You mean the intro splash screen? You can get it back if you click on the Blender logo up top:

    Splash.png

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  • Dwayne Savage(dillenbata3) replied
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    Depends on what you mean by initial setup window. If you mean factory start up then then you can click File->Defaults->Load Factory settings. If you have auto-save preferences turned off then you will need to go to preferences(Edit menu or Press F4->Preference. In 4.x+ you can use ctrl+comma) then click save preferences button in bottom left corner. To fix the startup file(The file that is loaded when you start blender then you will need to click File->Defaults->Save Startup file. If you are talking about the splashscreen that shows up when you initially start Blender for the first time you have to go to your user folder and delete the userpref.blend file. The folder location for user is:

    Linux: $HOME/.config/blender/4.2/

    Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\4.2\

    Mac: /Users/$USER/Library/Application Support/Blender/4.2/

    Side note: .config and AppaData are hidden folders so you will need to manually enter it or change file manager to show hidden folders. Sorry, I haven't worked with Mac so I don't know if any of the folders are hidden.

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  • Michael Harrison(mikeray) replied

    thanks, I was talking about the initial spashscreen that lets you configure inputs only for one time, deleting that file allowed it to show up again. Thanks

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  • Martin Bergwerf replied

    Hi Michael,

    Those 5 Settings for the quick initial setup (and many more) can be found in your Preferences:

    Edit > Preferences > Keymap:

    Setup_01.png

    Interface:

    Setup_02.png

    and Themes:

    Setup_03.png

    Maybe easier (and less destructive) than Deleting your userpref.blend.


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  • Michael Harrison(mikeray) replied

    Thanks Martin, good to know where to find those. I figured they were somewhere but hadn't found them yet, so thanks

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  • Martin Bergwerf replied

    Still, Dwayne's method might come in handy, because, if you download a new Blender Version, you get the option to Load the Preferences from the earlier Version (if you have one), so you don't have to set up all your Preferences from scratch.

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