Tools > Options — CHECK “Show all options”
- IntelliTrace — DISABLE
- HTML Designer — DISABLE
startup speedup
Tools > Options
- Environment > Add-in/Macros Security — UNCHECK “Allow Add-in components to load“
Tools > Extension Manager
- Uninstall all you don’t need.
Tools > Options > Environment >
- Uncheck “Automatically adjust visual experience based on client performance”
- then uncheck “Enable rich client visual experience“
Tools > Options > Environment > Startup:
- At startup = “Show empty environment“
Tools > Options > Source Control
- Set to “None“