<p>To store the settings of the Welcome Screen across different Tails sessions, turn on the [[Welcome Screen|persistent_storage/configure#welcome_screen]] feature of the Persistent Storage.</p>
If no Persistent Storageis detected on the USB stick, you can click the **Create Persistent Storage** button to automatically start the Persistent Storage settings afteryou start Tailsand the desktop appears.
If a Persistent Storageis detected on the USB stick, enter your passphrase and click **Unlock Encryption** to unlock and activate your Persistent Storage.