Setting restoreWindows to none causes Code to always open a blank window in addition to any old windows

[matejdro]

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes, it occurs on a completely fresh profile with everything disabled

• VS Code Version: Code - OSS 1.96.0
• OS Version: Linux 6.12.7-arch1-1.1

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Set "window.restoreWindows": "none" config property
2. Open VS Code
3. Create a blank file tab
4. Type something into that blank (but do NOT save)
5. Close VS code
6. Open VS code again

BUG: Two windows will open, one with the old file and a blank one

[vs-code-engineering]

Thanks for creating this issue! It looks like you may be using an old version of VS Code, the latest stable release is 1.96.2. Please try upgrading to the latest version and checking whether this issue remains.

Happy Coding!

[matejdro]

Same happens with code 1.96.2.

[bpasero]

How do you open Code?

[matejdro]

It does not seem to matter. Either using .desktop file, code from terminal or opening one of the associated files nets the above result.