Visual Studio 2017 Crashes if `.git` in solution directory

Question

Visual Studio 2017 Professional is crashing with git. Even with an empty solution with no projects in it, it still crashes right after starting. If I rename the .git directory for example to _.git , visual studio doesn't crash. The workstation I'm on doesn't have access to the internet which I suspect could be associated.

After the crash, I've tried debugging it. There is one error but I can't be sure the error is related. system.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. parameter name: path1

I've tried turning off Tools -> Options -> SourceControl -> Plug-in Selection by setting it to None . No success.

Any idea on what else could help solve this?

Answer 1

The crash was associated with the TGit v5.1.3 Visual Studio plugin. Disabling this plugin has prevented the crash but now the system hangs when the solution is first opened. I still believe this is related to my workstation being disconnected from the internet.