I always load poser without a figure. Once I learned I could set my own pose room preferences, I went through the entire pose room interface and set it up the way I want, including with IK turned off, no floor shadow etc, and then saved my preferences. It's one less thing to do when I open Poser.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi