Visual Studio Pro 2015 slow starting up
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Context: This is what I have...
Intel i7-2600 CPU @ 3.4 GHz - 8 GB of RAM - Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015
Version 14.0.24720.00 Update 1
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.6.01055I used a stopwatch to time how long it takes from the moment the splash appears to the moment it disappears and the main window appears... 4 Minutes 45 Seconds !!! Any ideas why this is taking so long?
Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
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Context: This is what I have...
Intel i7-2600 CPU @ 3.4 GHz - 8 GB of RAM - Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015
Version 14.0.24720.00 Update 1
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.6.01055I used a stopwatch to time how long it takes from the moment the splash appears to the moment it disappears and the main window appears... 4 Minutes 45 Seconds !!! Any ideas why this is taking so long?
Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
What kind of hard drive? Have you watched task manager while the startup is taking place to see what's consuming resources?
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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What kind of hard drive? Have you watched task manager while the startup is taking place to see what's consuming resources?
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
Thanks for the response. My hard drive is a:
Western Digital WD Green WD20EARS
2TB
64MB Cache
SATA 3.0Gb/sUsing resource monitor it the system idle process hovers between 91 and 97%. ``devenv.exe`` has 22 threads active which seems weird. ``MsMpEng.exe`` (my only AV) gets excited at start-up but settles down quite nicely after 20 seconds or so. Here's the Installed Products information from About. Wondering if this might have something to do with it. :confused:
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015
Version 14.0.24720.00 Update 1
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.6.01055Installed Version: Professional
LightSwitch for Visual Studio 2015 00322-40000-00000-AA251
Microsoft LightSwitch for Visual Studio 2015Visual Basic 2015 00322-40000-00000-AA251
Microsoft Visual Basic 2015Visual C# 2015 00322-40000-00000-AA251
Microsoft Visual C# 2015Visual C++ 2015 00322-40000-00000-AA251
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015Visual F# 2015 00322-40000-00000-AA251
Microsoft Visual F# 2015Windows Phone SDK 8.0 - ENU 00322-40000-00000-AA251
Windows Phone SDK 8.0 - ENUApplication Insights Tools for Visual Studio Package 1.0
Application Insights Tools for Visual StudioASP.NET and Web Tools 2015 (RC1 Update 1) 14.1.11120.0
ASP.NET and Web Tools 2015 (RC1 Update 1)ASP.NET Web Frameworks and Tools 2012.2 4.1.41102.0
For additional information, visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=309563ASP.NET Web Frameworks and Tools 2013 5.2.30624.0
For additional information, visit http://www.asp.net/Azure App Service Tools v2.8.1 14.0.11123.0
Azure App Service Tools v2.8.1Common Azure Tools 1.7
Provides common services for use by Azure Mobile Services and Microsoft Azure Tools.DataFactoryProject 1.0
Microsoft Data Factory PackageGitHub.VisualStudio 1.0
A Visual Studio Extension that brings the GitHub Flow into Visual Studio.KofePackagePackage Extension 1.0
KofePackagePackage Visual Studio Extension Detailed InfoMicrosoft Azure Data Factory Node Node 1.0
Azure Data Factory extension for Visual Studio Server Explorer.Microsoft Azure HDInsight HQL Service 2.0.2900.0
Language service for Hive queryMicrosoft Azure HDInsight Tools for Visual Studio 2.0.2900.0
An integrated development environment for HDInsight application development.Microsoft Azure Mobile Services Tools 1.4
Microsoft Azure Mobile Services ToolsMicrosoft MI-Based Debugger 1.0
Provides support for conne -
Context: This is what I have...
Intel i7-2600 CPU @ 3.4 GHz - 8 GB of RAM - Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015
Version 14.0.24720.00 Update 1
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.6.01055I used a stopwatch to time how long it takes from the moment the splash appears to the moment it disappears and the main window appears... 4 Minutes 45 Seconds !!! Any ideas why this is taking so long?
Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
Try starting Visual Studio with the "/Log" parameter: /Log (devenv.exe)[^] That will generate an XML file with detailed information about everything VS is doing.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer
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Context: This is what I have...
Intel i7-2600 CPU @ 3.4 GHz - 8 GB of RAM - Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015
Version 14.0.24720.00 Update 1
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.6.01055I used a stopwatch to time how long it takes from the moment the splash appears to the moment it disappears and the main window appears... 4 Minutes 45 Seconds !!! Any ideas why this is taking so long?
Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
Did you try resetting your Visual Studio? Start Visual Studio by passing reset as parameter.
Vote up or Mark as Answered, if this information helped you.
Kind Regards - Kunal Chowdhury, Windows Platform Development MVP
Technical blog: http://www.kunal-chowdhury.com
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Context: This is what I have...
Intel i7-2600 CPU @ 3.4 GHz - 8 GB of RAM - Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015
Version 14.0.24720.00 Update 1
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.6.01055I used a stopwatch to time how long it takes from the moment the splash appears to the moment it disappears and the main window appears... 4 Minutes 45 Seconds !!! Any ideas why this is taking so long?
Cheers, Mike Fidler "I intend to live forever - so far, so good." Steven Wright "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." Also Steven Wright "I'm addicted to placebos. I could quit, but it wouldn't matter." Steven Wright yet again.
That's pretty fast compared to the time it took on my old machine - around 7 minutes. I used to start it up in the morning and then go and have a shower. I then had a new machine built. Usually it takes less than a minute but sometimes it will take up to 90 seconds. I think the biggest reason for the decrease is the SSD drive I had installed plus the faster CPU.
