diff --git a/config/preferences.json b/config/preferences.json
index fc1270ce..a599c1ee 100644
--- a/config/preferences.json
+++ b/config/preferences.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   "showJogButtons" : false,
   "hideScanPanel" : false,
   "hideOutputPanel" : false,
-  "showXScanFileBrowser" : true,
+  "showXScanFileBrowser" : false,
   "showXScanDataViewer" : false,
   "showQueueBrowser" : false,
   "backgroundRendering" : false,