10.3.1.8 Start-up Page — to Change the Default UI Displayed when You Start Microchip Studio

  1. On the Tools menu, choose Options.
  2. Expand Environment and then choose Startup.
  3. From the “At startup drop-down” list, choose one of the options.
  4. Click OK.

Your changes take effect the next time you start Microchip Studio.

Use this page to specify what content or user interface (UI), if any, is displayed when you start Microchip Studio. To access this page, on the Tools menu, click Options, expand Environment, and then click Startup. If this page does not appear in the list in the Options dialog box, select “Show all settings”.

Note: The options available in dialog boxes and the names and locations of menu commands you see might differ from what is described in Help, depending on your active settings or edition. This Help page was written with General Development settings in mind. To change your settings, on the Tools menu, click Import and Export Settings.

At Start-up

You can specify what you want to view every time you start Microchip Studio.

Open Home Page

Displays the default Web page specified by the Home page option in Web Browser, Environment, Options Dialog Box.

Load Last Loaded Solution

Loads the last saved solution in its previous state. Any files that were open in the solution when it was last closed are opened and displayed when you start Microchip Studio. If no solution is loaded when you exit the product, no solution is loaded when you return.

Show Open Project Dialog Box

Displays the Open Project dialog box when you start Microchip Studio. The dialog box uses the folder set in the Microchip Studio Projects location field of the Projects and Solutions, Environment, Options Dialog Box.

Show New Project Dialog Box

Displays the New Project dialog box when you open Microchip Studio.

Show Empty Environment

Displays an empty integrated development environment (IDE) when you start Microchip Studio.

Show Start Page

Displays the Start Page associated with the settings you currently have applied when you start Microchip Studio.

Start Page News Channel

Specifies the RSS feed used to display content in the Microchip Studio News section of the Start Page.

Download Content Every n Minutes

Specifies how often the IDE checks for new RSS feed content and product headlines for the Start Page. If this setting is not selected, RSS feed content and product headlines are not downloaded to the Start Page.

Customize Start Page

If you have custom Start Pages installed, you can specify which Start Page to load. The Customize Start Page drop-down list includes an (Default Start Page) entry to load the default Microchip Studio Start Page and an entry for each custom Start Page on your system.

Any .XAML file in your user start pages directory is considered a custom start page. For more information, see Custom Start Pages.