diff --git a/editor/action_map_editor.cpp b/editor/action_map_editor.cpp
index d648dab298fd..0d89f37dd2ec 100644
--- a/editor/action_map_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/action_map_editor.cpp
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ ActionMapEditor::ActionMapEditor() {
 	add_hbox->add_child(show_builtin_actions_checkbutton);
 
 	show_builtin_actions = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_project_metadata("project_settings", "show_builtin_actions", false);
-	show_builtin_actions_checkbutton->set_pressed(show_builtin_actions);
+	show_builtin_actions_checkbutton->set_pressed_no_signal(show_builtin_actions);
 
 	main_vbox->add_child(add_hbox);
 
diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index 081478fc1d3c..0eb566f9be80 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -4113,7 +4113,9 @@ Error EditorNode::load_scene(const String &p_scene, bool p_ignore_broken_deps, b
 
 	_update_title();
 	scene_tabs->update_scene_tabs();
-	_add_to_recent_scenes(lpath);
+	if (!restoring_scenes) {
+		_add_to_recent_scenes(lpath);
+	}
 
 	return OK;
 }
@@ -7908,9 +7910,14 @@ EditorNode::EditorNode() {
 		title_bar->set_can_move_window(true);
 	}
 
-	String exec = OS::get_singleton()->get_executable_path();
-	// Save editor executable path for third-party tools.
-	EditorSettings::get_singleton()->set_project_metadata("editor_metadata", "executable_path", exec);
+	{
+		const String exec = OS::get_singleton()->get_executable_path();
+		const String old_exec = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_project_metadata("editor_metadata", "executable_path", "");
+		// Save editor executable path for third-party tools.
+		if (exec != old_exec) {
+			EditorSettings::get_singleton()->set_project_metadata("editor_metadata", "executable_path", exec);
+		}
+	}
 
 	follow_system_theme = EDITOR_GET("interface/theme/follow_system_theme");
 	use_system_accent_color = EDITOR_GET("interface/theme/use_system_accent_color");
diff --git a/editor/project_settings_editor.cpp b/editor/project_settings_editor.cpp
index 3ad1ad189936..d00fdc212307 100644
--- a/editor/project_settings_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/project_settings_editor.cpp
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ ProjectSettingsEditor::ProjectSettingsEditor(EditorData *p_data) {
 	bool use_advanced = EditorSettings::get_singleton()->get_project_metadata("project_settings", "advanced_mode", false);
 
 	if (use_advanced) {
-		advanced->set_pressed(true);
+		advanced->set_pressed_no_signal(true);
 	}
 
 	_update_advanced(use_advanced);