If the issue persists with an older version, it's likely to be the offscreen issue.
Try this:
Close Inkscape.
Open the directory indicated at Edit > Preferences > System: User config.
Change the name of the file preferences.xml to preferences.xml.bak
Now start Inkscape again.
If the issue persists with an older version, it's likely to be the offscreen issue.
Try this:
Close Inkscape.
Open the directory indicated at Edit > Preferences > System: User config.
Change the name of the file preferences.xml to preferences.xml.bak
Now start Inkscape again.