The
  
  
  General > Startup and Shutdown > Workspaces
  preference page allows configuration of the workspace prompting during IDE 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  | 
  
|   Number of recent workspaces to remember  | 
      The maximum number of recently-used workspaces that will be remembered and presented in the "Workspace Launcher" dialog.  | 
      5  | 
  
|   Recent workspaces  | 
      The list of recently used workspaces that are presented in the "Workspace Launcher" dialog.  | 
      <none>  | 
  
Here is what the workspaces preference page looks like: