Lightroom 5: strange import preset

Since I have updated to LR 5 I have the problem that all imported files are automatically colored blue and rated with 4 stars. Is this possibly some sort of preset I can switch off?
Thank you very much in advance for your assistance!
Greetings
Eike

I just found the answer on my own: Metadata --> Edit Metadata... ;-) Maybe helpul for someone else. Thanks anyway!

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