How to Disable Start Page After Solution Close in Visual Studio 2017 : <p>In Visual Studio 2017, you can select Tools > Options > Environment > Startup > At startup: Show empty environment. This prevents the Start Page from displaying when you launch Visual Studio, and in previous versions it prevented the Start Page from appearing when closing a solution.</p>

<p>In Visual Studio 2017, though, it seems <a href="https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/3456/file-close-solution-always-shows-start-page.html?childToView=3712#comment-3712" rel="noreferrer">the designers chose to show the Start Page</a> after closing a solution, even if the option was for an empty environment on startup.</p>

<p>Are there any creative ways to get around this until the Visual Studio team decides to provide a reasonable option?</p>
