>>>Have to share this one from CodeProject as it made a *huge* difference on my system
>>>
>>>http://www.codeproject.com/Tips/350495/Visual-Studio-2010-WAS-painfully-slow
>>>
>>>This is a very quick tip for anyone who, like me, has found Visual Studio 2010 to be painfully slow.
>>>
>>> Go to
>>> Tools ==> Options ==> Environment ==> General ==> Visual Experience
>>>
>>> Then UNTICK
>>> Automatically adjust visual experience based on client performance
>>>
>>> And UNTICK
>>> Use graphics hardware acceleration if available
>>
>>I like VS a lot but one thing I have never liked is its sluggishness. I just made the changes you suggest (including your later tweak of leaving hardware acceleration on) and have my fingers crossed. Thanks, Charles!
>
>Hi,
>Out of curiosity : what settings did VS choose for your machine if you opted for 'Automatically adjust...'

When I unticked the "Automatically adjust...." check box, both sub-checkboxes (I'll call them) underneath it stayed ticked. An interesting UI choice ;-)