How do I see the list of addins and plugins in Visual Studio?

Question

I think I have a plugin or addin to studio installed which has killed all versions of studio.

Where can I see the list of plugins and addins that studio is loading? I believe I have gone through all of the menu to find the list of addins.

Would someone point me in the direction that shows me the list of addins? I will remove them all one by one until I find the one that is "killing my productivity" for the day. :)

Answer 1

They appear in three difference places, but any given addin/package doesn't necessarily appear in in all those places:

• The splash screen
• Tools / Add-in manager
• Help / About (in the "Installed products" list)

Answer 2

Go to the Tools menu and open Add-in manager. Or you can go to the visual studio folder inside of My Documents and look in the addins folder.

Answer 3

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\\Addins\ I think