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@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 title: "Tutorial: Open project from repo in Visual Studio"
 description: Learn how to open a cloned project in a Git or Azure DevOps repository by using Visual Studio and view files in Solution Explorer.
 ms.custom: vs-acquisition
-ms.date: 12/04/2023
+ms.date: 9/19/2024
 ms.subservice: general-ide
-
 ms.topic: tutorial
 author: anandmeg
 ms.author: meghaanand
@@ -14,9 +13,9 @@ dev_langs:
 ---
 # Tutorial: Open a project from a repo
 
-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.
+In this tutorial, you use Visual Studio to connect to a repository for the first time, clone it, and then open a project from it.
 
-If you haven't already installed Visual Studio, go to the [Visual Studio downloads](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) page to install it for free.
+If you don't have Visual Studio yet, go to the [Visual Studio downloads](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) page to install it for free.
 
 ::: moniker range="vs-2022"
 
@@ -47,13 +46,13 @@ Here's how.
 
 1. Next, Visual Studio loads the solution(s) from the repository by using the **Folder View** in [**Solution Explorer**](../ide/use-solution-explorer.md?view=vs-2022&preserve-view=true).
 
-    :::image type="content" source="../ide/media/vs-2022/git-solution-explorer-folder-view.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Folder View in Solution Explorer in Visual Studio 2022.":::
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/vs-2022/tutorial-open-project-from-repo/git-solution-explorer-folder-view.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Folder View in Solution Explorer in Visual Studio 2022.":::
 
     You can view a solution in **Solution View** by double-clicking its .sln file.
+    
+    You can select the **Switch Views** button to switch between folder view and solution view.
 
-    Or, you can select the **Switch Views** button, and then select **Program.cs** to view a solution's code.
-
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/vs-2022/tutorial-open-project-from-repo/git-solution-explorer-switch-views.png" alt-text="Screenshot of a project in Git that's open in Solution Explorer, with the Switch Views button highlighted.":::
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/vs-2022/tutorial-open-project-from-repo/git-solution-explorer-switch-views.png" alt-text="Screenshot of a C# project in Git that's open in Solution Explorer":::
 
 > [!TIP]
 > You can change from the default Folder View to Solution View from the **Git** menu. Select **Settings** > **Source Control** > **Git Global Settings** > **Automatically load the solution when opening a Git repository** to do so.
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ Here's how.
     :::image type="content" source="../ide/media/vs-2022/open-local-project-from-cloned-repo.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the 'Open a project or solution' window in Visual Studio 2022.":::
 
     > [!TIP]
-    > If you've opened the project or solution recently, select it from the **Open recent** section to quickly open it again.
+    > If you opened the project or solution recently, select it from the **Open recent** section to quickly open it again.
 
     Start coding!
 
@@ -117,9 +116,9 @@ Here's how to browse to and clone an Azure DevOps repo by using Visual Studio.
 
 ## Open a project from a GitHub repo with Visual Studio 2019
 
-How you open a project from a GitHub repo by using Visual Studio depends on which version you have. Specifically, if you've installed version Visual Studio 2019 [**version 16.8**](/visualstudio/releases/2019/release-notes-history) or later, there's a new, more fully integrated [Git experience in Visual Studio](../version-control/git-with-visual-studio.md) available to you.
+How you open a project from a GitHub repo by using Visual Studio depends on which version you have. Specifically, if you installed version Visual Studio 2019 [**version 16.8**](/visualstudio/releases/2019/release-notes-history) or later, there's a new, more fully integrated [Git experience in Visual Studio](../version-control/git-with-visual-studio.md) available to you.
 
-But no matter which version you've installed, you can always open a project from a GitHub repo with Visual Studio.
+But no matter which version you installed, you can always open a project from a GitHub repo with Visual Studio.
 
 ### Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 and later
 
@@ -175,10 +174,10 @@ Here's how to use Git in Visual Studio 2019 [**version 16.8**](/visualstudio/rel
 
    ![Screenshot of the 'Open a project or solution' window in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 and later.](../ide/media/vs-2019/open-local-project-from-cloned-repo.png)
 
-    If you've opened the project or solution recently, select it from the **Open recent** section to quickly open it again.
+    If you opened the project or solution recently, select it from the **Open recent** section to quickly open it again.
 
     > [!TIP]
-    > You can also use the **Git** menu in the Visual Studio IDE to open local folders and files from a repo that you've previously cloned.
+    > You can also use the **Git** menu in the Visual Studio IDE to open local folders and files from a repo that you previously cloned.
     >
     > ![Screenshot of the Git menu in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 and later, with the Local Repositories option expanded.](../ide/media/vs-2019/git-menu-local-repositories.png)
 
@@ -206,15 +205,15 @@ Here's how to use Git in Visual Studio 2019 [**version 16.7**](/visualstudio/rel
 
    ![Screenshot of the Solution Explorer drop-down list in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 and earlier.](./media/open-proj-repo-github-solutions-folders-picker.png)
 
-   If you do not have a solution file (specifically, an .sln file) in your repo, the fly-out menu says "No Solutions Found." However, you can double-click any file from the folder menu to open it in the Visual Studio code editor.
+   If you do not have a solution file (specifically, an .sln file) in your repo, the fly-out menu says "No Solutions Found." However, you can double-click any file from the folder menu to open it in the Visual Studio editor.
 
     Start coding!
 
 ## Browse to an Azure DevOps repo with Visual Studio 2019
 
-What you see when you browse to and clone an Azure DevOps repository by using Visual Studio 2019 depends on which version you have. Specifically, if you've installed version [**version 16.8**](/visualstudio/releases/2019/release-notes-history) or later, we've changed the UI to accommodate a new, more fully integrated [Git experience in Visual Studio](../version-control/git-with-visual-studio.md) in Visual Studio.
+What you see when you browse to and clone an Azure DevOps repository by using Visual Studio 2019 depends on which version you have. With version [**version 16.8**](/visualstudio/releases/2019/release-notes-history) or later, the UI accommodates a new, more fully integrated [Git experience in Visual Studio](../version-control/git-with-visual-studio.md) in Visual Studio.
 
-But no matter which version you have installed, you can always browse to and clone an Azure DevOps repo with Visual Studio.
+But no matter which version you installed, you can always browse to and clone an Azure DevOps repo with Visual Studio.
 
 ### Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 and later
 
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@ But no matter which version you have installed, you can always browse to and clo
 
       ![Screenshot of the 'Solutions and Folders' notification from Team Explorer in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 and earlier.](./media/open-proj-repo-solutions-folders.png)
 
-   If you do not have a solution file in your repo, a 'No Solutions Found' message appears. However, you can double-click any file from the folder menu to open it in the Visual Studio code editor.
+   If you do not have a solution file in your repo, a 'No Solutions Found' message appears. However, you can double-click any file from the folder menu to open it in the Visual Studio editor.
 
 ::: moniker-end