To get started with VSTS, head to your web browser and follow these steps:
- Open Microsoft's website at this URL: https://www.visualstudio.com/team-services/.
- On the website, you'll see a Get started for free button, as shown in the next screenshot. Click on that button:
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- Clicking on the button will take you to the signup page, where you can log in using your existing Microsoft account:
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- If you don't already have a Microsoft account, then you can click on the Create account link on the same page.
- Clicking on the Create account link will take you to the next page, where you can choose a username and password for your account and click Next:
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- It might ask you to verify that you are an actual person creating an account, so after completing that step, your account should be ready to use.
- After completing the signup form,...