Quick workaround for Excel and PowerPoint 2010 startup problem after installing Visual Studio 2012

I recently installed Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate on my machine and now every time that I open Excel 2010 - I get a message "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012..." and then I have to wait for 20 seconds…

The same thing happens with PowerPoint 2010. One of the workarounds seems to be to disable some of the COM add-ins which are added by Visual Studio 2012.

For Excel 2010:

• Go to File > Options > Add-Ins.  Select COM Add-ins in the drop down on the bottom of the View and manage Microsoft Office Add-ins screen and click Go… Next you can uncheck the COM add-ins which seem to be causing problems
• Team Foundation Add-in
• Visual Studio Tools for Office Design-Time Adaptor for Excel
• Load Test Report Add-in

For PowerPoint 2010:

• Go to File > Options > Add-Ins. Select COM Add-ins in the drop down on the bottom of the View and manage Microsoft Office Add-ins screen and click Go… Next you can uncheck the COM add-ins which seem to be causing problems
• Team Foundation Add-in

This seems to work for the moment – although the definite solution might be something else.

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