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I have a simple question. Is it possible to somehow get a log of what is taking so much time to load when starting VS2010? On a default install, starting the IDE is very quick (~1-2 s), but with a batch of extensions installed, the time taken for the IDE to launch is prohibitive of using it to "just have a peek at a file".
I know I can "enable and disable extensions one by one", but I'm looking for a better way that gives me numbers, not 'feelings'.
Hope someone out there knows a good way to do this.
Edit: Follow-up question: Can I selectively disable packages from loading into VS2010?
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You might have extensions installed that slow Visual Studio down. For help on managing extensions to improve performance, see Change extension settings to improve performance. Similarly, you might have tool windows that slow Visual Studio down.
Visual Studio is designed to start up as quickly and efficiently as possible. However, certain Visual Studio extensions and tool windows can adversely affect startup time when they are loaded. You can control the behavior of slow extensions and tool windows in the Manage Visual Studio Performance dialog box.
Here's how to do it: Simply disable your extensions one at a time, and check to see if it made a difference. If your performance issues are obvious (E.g. files take 2 sec to open) than this should be quite easy. Disable → test → enable → disable the next one → test → etc.
You can use devenv /log as detailed here: MSDN Blogs: Troubleshooting Extensions with the Activity Log.
devenv /log
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\ActivityLog.xsl
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\ActivityLog.xml in a web browser and it will format itself nicely.
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No need to upvote this answer, give it to Antony instead (or edit it into his, I don't have enough points):
devenv /log,"%APPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\ActivityLog.xsl"
"%APPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\ActivityLog.xml" into the browser.FYI: Here was one of my slow extensions that I will get rid of and file a bug report in:
339 Begin package load [DPStudio.VSCommands.VSCommandsPackage, DPStudio.VSCommands, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1f57f29404ce1db6] {4D4B29B7-971B-4FF2-8604-CF9F67FBB705} VisualStudio 2010/10/22
**09:20:11.275**
340 Entering function VBDispatch::GetTypeLib VisualStudio 2010/10/22 09:20:11.643 341 Leaving function VBDispatch::GetTypeLib {80CC9F66-E7D8-4DDD-85B6-D9E6CD0E93E2} VisualStudio 2010/10/22
**09:20:11**.644
342 Entering function VBDispatch::GetTypeLib VisualStudio 2010/10/22 **09:20:20**.274
343 Leaving function VBDispatch::GetTypeLib {80CC9F66-E7D8-4DDD-85B6-D9E6CD0E93E2} VisualStudio 2010/10/22 09:20:20.274
344 End package load [DPStudio.VSCommands.VSCommandsPackage, DPStudio.VSCommands, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=1f57f29404ce1db6] {4D4B29B7-971B-4FF2-8604-CF9F67FBB705} VisualStudio 2010/10/22 09:20:20.294
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