Panel sizes keep changing when opening projects

Hi everyone,

I’m running into a highly frustrating bug with workspaces in Premiere Pro, and I’m hoping to get some visibility so Adobe can finally fix it.

Here is what’s happening: Every time I open a project, my panel sizes shift and resize themselves. I am fully aware of the "Import Workspace from Projects" option under the Window > Workspaces menu. I have intentionally made sure this is unchecked so that my global workspace stays locked and doesn't adapt to the project file.

However, Premiere Pro completely ignores this setting. Even when it is told not to change the workspace, the panel sizes change every single time I load a project.

Just to clarify, my actual workspace files are not corrupted. If I go to Window > Workspaces > Reset to Saved Layout, the workspace resets perfectly to my custom layout. The issue is strictly that opening a project forces a layout change despite the settings telling it not to.

I shouldn't have to manually reset my workspace every single time I open a project. It completely messes with muscle memory and disrupts the editing workflow.

Has anyone else experienced this specific bug or found a reliable workaround? Adobe, if you are reading this, please look into fixing this setting!

Premiere Pro version: [26.5.2] OS: [Windows 11 26H2]