diff --git a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsMainService.ts b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsMainService.ts
index 401c2e17f7..c2a38720f1 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsMainService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/windows/electron-main/windowsMainService.ts
@@ -457,8 +457,9 @@ export class WindowsMainService extends Disposable implements IWindowsMainServic
 		let foldersToRestore: URI[] = [];
 		let workspacesToRestore: IWorkspacePathToOpen[] = [];
 		if (openConfig.initialStartup && !openConfig.cli.extensionDevelopmentPath && !openConfig.cli['disable-restore-windows']) {
-			let foldersToRestore = this.backupMainService.getFolderBackupPaths();
-			foldersToOpen.push(...foldersToRestore.map(f => ({ folderUri: f, remoteAuhority: getRemoteAuthority(f) })));
+			// don't restore backuped folders, for #92318.
+			// let foldersToRestore = this.backupMainService.getFolderBackupPaths();
+			// foldersToOpen.push(...foldersToRestore.map(f => ({ folderUri: f, remoteAuhority: getRemoteAuthority(f) })));
 
 			// collect from workspaces with hot-exit backups and from previous window session
 			workspacesToRestore = [...this.backupMainService.getWorkspaceBackups(), ...this.workspacesMainService.getUntitledWorkspacesSync()];