/DoNotLoadProjects (devenv.exe)
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
Note
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New for Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1
Opens the specified solution without loading any projects. For more information, see Filtered solutions in Visual Studio.
Syntax
devenv /DoNotLoadProjects SolutionName
Arguments
SolutionName
Required. The full path and name of the solution to be opened.
Example
The example opens the solution MySln.sln without loading any projects.
devenv /donotloadprojects MySln.sln