[backport core/1.42] fix: create initial workflow tab when persistence is disabled (#10568)

Backport of #10565 to `core/1.42`

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Co-authored-by: jaeone94 <89377375+jaeone94@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Alexander Brown <drjkl@comfy.org>

browser_tests/tests/interaction.spec.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { ComfyPage } from '../fixtures/ComfyPage'
 import { DefaultGraphPositions } from '../fixtures/constants/defaultGraphPositions'
 import { TestIds } from '../fixtures/selectors'
 import type { NodeReference } from '../fixtures/utils/litegraphUtils'
+import type { WorkspaceStore } from '../types/globals'
 
 test.beforeEach(async ({ comfyPage }) => {
   await comfyPage.settings.setSetting('Comfy.UseNewMenu', 'Disabled')
@@ -720,6 +721,19 @@ test.describe('Load workflow', { tag: '@screenshot' }, () => {
     await expect(comfyPage.canvas).toHaveScreenshot('string_input.png')
   })
 
+  test('Creates initial workflow tab when persistence is disabled', async ({
+    comfyPage
+  }) => {
+    await comfyPage.settings.setSetting('Comfy.Workflow.Persist', false)
+    await comfyPage.setup()
+
+    const openCount = await comfyPage.page.evaluate(() => {
+      return (window.app!.extensionManager as WorkspaceStore).workflow
+        .openWorkflows.length
+    })
+    expect(openCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
+  })
+
   test('Restore workflow on reload (switch workflow)', async ({
     comfyPage
   }) => {

src/platform/workflow/persistence/composables/useWorkflowPersistenceV2.ts

@@ -171,7 +171,10 @@ export function useWorkflowPersistenceV2() {
   }
 
   const initializeWorkflow = async () => {
-    if (!workflowPersistenceEnabled.value) return
+    if (!workflowPersistenceEnabled.value) {
+      await loadDefaultWorkflow()
+      return
+    }
 
     try {
       const restored = await loadPreviousWorkflowFromStorage()