Next, Visual Studio loads the solution(s) from the repository by using the Folder View in Solution Explorer. And if you receive a trust notification and want to know more about it, see the Configure trust settings for files and folders page. For specific information about how to use your GitHub account to sign in, see the Work with GitHub accounts in Visual Studio page. (Or, you can select Cancel if you'd like to add the info later.)įor more information about signing in to Visual Studio, see the Sign in to Visual Studio page. Select Save to add the info to your global. :::image type='content' source='./ide/media/vs-2022/git-user-information-dialog.png' alt-text='Screenshot of the Git User Information dialog where you enter or edit your account info in Visual Studio 2022.':::

You can either add your information or edit the default information it provides. You might be asked for your user sign-in information in the Git User Information dialog box. :::image type='content' source='./ide/media/vs-2022/clone-repository-enter-location.png' alt-text='Screenshot of the Clone a Repository dialog in Visual Studio where you enter a Git repo URL.'::: :::image type='content' source='./ide/media/vs-2022/clone-repository.png' alt-text='Screenshot of the Clone a Repository dialog in Visual Studio.':::Įnter or type the repository location, and then select the Clone button. On the start window, select Clone a repository. You can do so when you start Visual Studio, or you can do so directly from within the Visual Studio IDE. Visual Studio makes it easy to open a project from a repo. ::: moniker range='vs-2022' Open a project from a GitHub repo

If you haven't already installed Visual Studio, go to the Visual Studio downloads page to install it for free. In this tutorial, you'll use Visual Studio to connect to a repository for the first time, clone it, and then open a project from it.

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