http://msmvps.com/blogs/vstsblog/archive/2009/06/29/disable-auto-connect-to-tfs-on-vs-startup.aspxWhen starting Visual Studio it automatically tries to connect to your TFS, which can be very annoying if you work offline. You will probably see: TF30331: Team Explorer could not connect to the Team Foundation server ... You can turn this auto-connectenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)