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(RefLink[AutoOpenNotebooks, paclet:ref/AutoOpenNotebooks]) is set to a list of notebook names. For a notebook in the list to be opened on startup, it must be located in one of the directories specified by the global option (RefLink[PrivatePaths, paclet:ref/PrivatePaths])->"TextResources".

The default setting, (RefLink[AutoOpenNotebooks, paclet:ref/AutoOpenNotebooks])->{"MathematicaNavigator.nb"}, specifies the startup palette that appears on the screen when you start the Wolfram System for the first time.

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