idea Provide a /SafeMode command line switch for ArcMap.exe in ArcGIS Pro Ideas https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/provide-a-safemode-command-line-switch-for-arcmap/idi-p/926860 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>Provide a /SafeMode (<A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms241278.aspx" target="_blank">similar to visual studio's command line switch</A>) command line switch for ArcMap.exe to start without loading any AddIns, 3rd party extensons and perhaps use an default ESRI profile rather than the one in the user's profile.<BR /><BR />This would speed up troubleshooting and potentially determine if an issue is with the core product or with 3rd party tools and extensions.<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /> <!-- content transformation source ID: 087300000008IOX --> </BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:48:30 GMT JayCummins 2010-12-30T16:48:30Z Provide a /SafeMode command line switch for ArcMap.exe https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/provide-a-safemode-command-line-switch-for-arcmap/idi-p/926860 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>Provide a /SafeMode (<A href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms241278.aspx" target="_blank">similar to visual studio's command line switch</A>) command line switch for ArcMap.exe to start without loading any AddIns, 3rd party extensons and perhaps use an default ESRI profile rather than the one in the user's profile.<BR /><BR />This would speed up troubleshooting and potentially determine if an issue is with the core product or with 3rd party tools and extensions.<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /> <!-- content transformation source ID: 087300000008IOX --> </BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:48:30 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/provide-a-safemode-command-line-switch-for-arcmap/idi-p/926860 JayCummins 2010-12-30T16:48:30Z Re: Provide a /SafeMode command line switch for ArcMap.exe https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/provide-a-safemode-command-line-switch-for-arcmap/idc-p/926861#M1678 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>&nbsp;Removing this from the Service Ideas category - &nbsp;as this is a product related idea <!-- content transformation source ID: 00a30000009CirR --> </BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:01:26 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/provide-a-safemode-command-line-switch-for-arcmap/idc-p/926861#M1678 SanjayLala 2011-01-05T00:01:26Z Re: Provide a /SafeMode command line switch for ArcMap.exe - Status changed to: Closed https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/provide-a-safemode-command-line-switch-for-arcmap/idc-p/1685678#M37538 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3212">@JayCummins</a>&nbsp;<BR />ArcGIS Desktop is in <A href="https://support.esri.com/en-us/products/arcmap/life-cycle" target="_self">mature support</A> and will be retired March 1, 2026 so we won’t be considering this idea. We recommend that you migrate to ArcGIS Pro, our fully supported desktop GIS application.<BR /><BR />Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas. We truly appreciate your contributions to continuously improving the software to help you do your work and look forward to what ideas you have for ArcGIS Pro.</P> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:38:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-pro-ideas/provide-a-safemode-command-line-switch-for-arcmap/idc-p/1685678#M37538 ValeriaChavez 2026-02-20T22:38:41Z