Question: Visual Studio introduced a blocking `Start Window` instead of a non-blocking `Start Page`.

Considering how extensible Visual Studio is, is there a way to have VS2019 display a non-blocking `Start Page`.

The new `Start Window` is quite annoying, less informative, displays all projects, not just solutions, pinning is not up to previous standards, and no additional information. Most annoying is the blocking aspect.

I am thinking that there is some sort of extension or setting that Microsoft has somewhere, which can re-enable the `Start Page` and disable the `Start Window`.

**Alternatively** if it is not possible, is it possible to just disable the `start window` and have the main application appear, when the app starts or when a user closes a solution/project?

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Another hope with this post is that Microsoft sees this request and maybe modifies their code and offers users an option at the start, much like color theme and default code set, as to whether they want app blocking or app non-blocking for the start area.

Answer: 
In Tools > Options > Environment > Startup > On startup, open: select "Empty environment". 

Visual Studio will start without showing the modal Start Window.
[Start Page on startup](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=JanKucera.StartPageOnStartup) extension restores the traditional Start Page in VS 2019.

[Start Page: Please give it back!](https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/idea/434456/start-page-please-give-it-back.html) and [Make the Visual Studio 2019 start window non-modal](https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/idea/435168/make-the-visual-studio-2019-start-window-non-modal.html) are open issues concerning your other points.