how to run visual studio without plugin and all th

Question

i have installed many third party plugin add-ins in my visual studio.

now i want to run a instance of visual studio without all plugin addons and third party feature

just like mozilla firefox

how i can run visual studio without all plugin or add-ons. are their any method exist like other application

Answer 1

All versions of visual studio can be started with a set of arguments.

Using devenv.exe /SafeMode allows you to run any version of visual studio (devenv.exe) in SafeMode that will disable 3rd party plugins.

You can either run devenv.exe /SafeMode using the command line or by creating a new shortcut. The devenv.exe executable is located in the \Common7\IDE\devenv.exe directory under the directory your visual studio is installed.

You may also want to look at devenv.exe /ResetSkipPkgs if you are having problems.

Answer 2

For VS 2017, open a command window (Win+R) and run the following command:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv /SafeMode

In 64-bit machine:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv /SafeMode

*Change Community with the respective version.

Answer 3

You have to use /SafeMode switch for devenv.exe.

More at: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms241278%28VS.80%29.aspx

Answer 4

You can run the Visual Studio in safe mode, using the /SafeMode switch from the command line:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe" /SafeMode

This will prevent all third-party packages and add-ons from loading. If you find yourself needing to do this frequently, you can even create a new shortcut to Visual Studio and add this switch to the target path so that double-clicking that shortcut automatically opens Visual Studio in safe mode.

Answer 5

A other way is to reset the settings of Visual Studio

D:\VisualStudio2013\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe /resetsettings

In other cases VisualStudio is installed on a different harddrive.