This is exactly what you are looking for in Mike’s recommendation:
11. HANGING ON DIRECTX PLUG-INS?
If VEGAS Pro hangs when it says “Initializing DirectX plug-ins” at the lower left of the splash screen, try the following:
1. Right-click on the launch icon.
2. Select “Properties”, then the “Shortcut” tab.
3. Add the following command line argument outside of the quotes in the “Target” field: /NODXGROVEL (Be sure to include a space between the last quote and the forward slash) An example for VEGAS Pro 15.0 would typically look like this:
“C:\Program Files\VEGAS\VEGAS Pro 15.0\vegas150.exe” /NODXGROVEL
4. Select “Apply” then “OK”
5. If it doesn’t help then change it back when you have finally got VEGAS Pro to start reliably.
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