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Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
Use the Options dialog box to configure Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio startup actions, general window management options, and other general settings. On the Tools menu, click Options, expand the Environment folder, and then click Startup.
UI element list
At startup
Select the action for SQL Server Management Studio to perform when it's started. The options are:
Open Object Explorer prompts for a connection and then opens Object Explorer.
Open new query window prompts for a connection and then opens SQL Query Editor.
Open Object Explorer and query window prompts for a connection, then opens both Object Explorer and SQL Query Editor with that connection.
Open Object Explorer and Activity Monitor
Open empty environment opens SQL Server Management Studio without a SQL Query editor window and without connecting Object Explorer to a server.
Hide system objects in Object Explorer
Select this check box to remove the system databases, system tables, system views, and system stored procedures from tree view in Object Explorer. System functions and system data types are not hidden. This option only applies to instances of SQL Server and does not affect servers already connected in Object Explorer.