Getting started with Git settings

Starting to work with Git tools is very easy in VS 2022 since they are included as part of the installation itself, so you can install VS and start working on your projects as soon as possible.

To access the management of code projects hosted on GitHub, you must first sign in with a Microsoft account, as explained in Chapter 1, Getting Started with Visual Studio 2022. Once logged in, click on the account profile icon and select the Account settings option, as shown in Figure 9.1:

Figure 9.1 – Accessing the account settings

This will open an account customization window, where we can add a GitHub account, via the +Add button, as shown in Figure 9.2:

Figure 9.2 – The “+Add” button for adding a GitHub account

Once we press the button, we will be redirected to the GitHub authentication portal, where we can log in with an existing GitHub account or create an account...