Hi Dennis,
I'll do the sampling next time it happens and post it. In the meantime, let me address your questions:
A few other questions:
>> What programming language are you working in?
C/C++ (+ Makefiles and some shell scripts). In the last couple of days when I tested VS2013, though, I was mostly working with Makefiles (the project has many other C/C++ files, but most of them were not open).
>> Which tool windows do you have open?
Not sure what do you mean by "tool windows"; do you mean in VS, or windows of other applications that I have open?
If the former, then I have very few: Build, Open, Output, Projects, References, Search Result and Symbols. Note that Build, Output and Search Result are all in the same window, and so are Projects, Open and Symbols, so I really only have 3 windows opened + the main editor screen (with one open tab, out of total of 3 or 4 files that are open in other tabs).
If you meant all windows of other applications, then it's a longer list, so let me know if you need it.
>> Are all your files local?
Yes