Editor opens project instead of engine

the launcher updated today, and now it wants to open my most recently created project when I want to open the engine without a project. The only way to make it stop opening the project instead is to delete the project. This also happens if I open the engine with a shortcut outside the launcher. Why is this and how do I fix it?

bump, still need an answer to this

i found the answer in another question

for anybody else who needs help: open the editor, open editor preferences, go to loading and saving, and uncheck the option to open the most recently opened project.