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Previous versions brought up only the password prompt. ow it brings up the prompt with the main email screen. Prefer this screen not displayed until pw entered

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Previous versions brought up only the password prompt. Now it brings up the prompt with the main email screen. Prefer this screen not be displayed until password is entered

Previous versions brought up only the password prompt. Now it brings up the prompt with the main email screen. Prefer this screen not be displayed until password is entered

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The new situation you describe is the default option for Thunderbird.

See this thread for ideas on how you might restore the previous behaviour.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Protect_the_profiles_contents

I have used the Startup Master addon to achieve two different things. One is to suppress multiple password prompts, the other is to prevent display of my email folders until the correct password had been entered.