I could be wrong about this, as it&#x27;s been a while, but I don&#x27;t think you even have to install SQL Server Express or IIS Express in VS2015. I know you don&#x27;t have to install Blend.<p>But, more to the point: how, aside from disk space, does any of that stuff affect you? It&#x27;s not like it&#x27;s persistently running. Don&#x27;t use it, remove it from your toolbars, whatever--you don&#x27;t have to see it, let alone use it. (It&#x27;s for this reason that &quot;bloat! bloat! bloat!&quot; always rings so hollow.)