http://msmvps.com/blogs/calinoiu/archive/2007/05/17/the-magically-disappearing-start-page.aspxOff on a bit of a tangent this morning... I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with the Visual Studio start page. I do find it useful enough when I first open VStudio. However, once I start working on anything, the mere presence of the start pageenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/calinoiu/archive/2007/05/17/the-magically-disappearing-start-page.aspx#1388442Sun, 09 Dec 2007 13:26:31 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1388442calinoiu<p>I've known about the option for quite some time, but completely preventing display of the start page is not the behaviour I prefer. &nbsp;Instead, I actually want the start page to be shown when VStudio loads, then I want it to disappear as soon as I choose to open any solution/project/file in the IDE. &nbsp;I know, this probably seems a bit weird to most folks, but it's my personal preference, whatever it might say about my relative sanity, etc. ;)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1388442" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/calinoiu/archive/2007/05/17/the-magically-disappearing-start-page.aspx#1144667Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:58:36 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1144667nobugz<p>It&#39;s a bit easier than that. &nbsp;Tools + Options, check &quot;Show all settings&quot; (lower left), Environment, Startup, At Startup = Show empty environment. &nbsp;I love a clean slate.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1144667" width="1" height="1">