Install and configure Git for windows

Download Git from here;

https://git-scm.com/download/win

This is required if you want to use git from command prompt. A reboot is required after installation.

Visual Studio 2019 Settings

This is required to integrate with Azure Devops.

Tools -> Get Tools and Features -> Individual components

Search “git”. Select “Git for Windows” from menu;

Visual studio will take some time to reconfigure.

Visual Studio 2017 Settings

Open Visual Studio, Check the Git for Windows in the Tools – Get Tools and Features…), go to “Individual Item” tab,  check “Git for Windows”, and click “Modify”. Then it will ask you to update Visual Studio to the latest version, for example 15.9.36.

Click ok to install and close.

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Author: Shahzad Khan

Software developer / Architect