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bridge/articles/overview-bridge-to-kubernetes.md

@@ -176,6 +176,6 @@ To get started using Bridge to Kubernetes to connect to your local development c
 [azure-cli]: /cli/azure/install-azure-cli?view=azure-cli-latest&preserve-view=true
 [bridge-to-kubernetes-vs]: bridge-to-kubernetes.md
 [kubectl-port-forward]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubectl/kubectl-commands#port-forward
-[visual-studio]: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
+[visual-studio]: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta
 [btk-extension]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-azuretools.mindaro
 [using-config-yaml]: configure-bridge-to-kubernetes.md

docs/azure/vs-azure-tools-publishing-using-powershell-scripts.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Using these scripts, you can provision customized versions (also known as dev an
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-* Visual Studio 2015 or later with the **Azure workload** installed, or Visual Studio 2013 and Azure SDK 2.3 or later. See [Visual Studio Downloads](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads). (You don't need the Azure SDK to generate the scripts for web projects. This feature is for web projects, not web roles in cloud services.)
+* Visual Studio 2015 or later with the **Azure workload** installed, or Visual Studio 2013 and Azure SDK 2.3 or later. See [Visual Studio Downloads](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta). (You don't need the Azure SDK to generate the scripts for web projects. This feature is for web projects, not web roles in cloud services.)
 * Azure PowerShell 0.7.4 or later. See [How to install and configure Azure PowerShell](/powershell/azure/overview).
 * [Windows PowerShell 3.0](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc770458(v=ws.10)) or later.
 

docs/azure/vs-azure-tools-resources-managing-with-cloud-explorer.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Like the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com), Cloud Explorer is built on th
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-* Visual Studio 2017 or later (see [Visual Studio downloads](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads)) with the **Azure workload** selected. You can also use an earlier version of Visual Studio with the Microsoft Azure SDK for .NET 2.9.
+* Visual Studio 2017 or later (see [Visual Studio downloads](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta)) with the **Azure workload** selected. You can also use an earlier version of Visual Studio with the Microsoft Azure SDK for .NET 2.9.
 * Microsoft Azure account - If you don't have an account, you can [sign up for a free trial](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/member-offers/credit-for-visual-studio-subscribers/) or [activate your Visual Studio subscriber benefits](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/member-offers/credit-for-visual-studio-subscribers/).
 
 > [!NOTE]

docs/containers/container-tools-react.md

@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ With Visual Studio, you can easily build, debug, and run containerized ASP.NET C
 
 ::: moniker range="vs-2019"
 * [Docker Desktop](https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows)
-* [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET Core cross-platform development** workload installed
+* [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET Core cross-platform development** workload installed
 * [.NET Core 3.1 Development Tools](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/3.1) for development with .NET Core 3.1.
 * To publish to Azure Container Registry, an Azure subscription. [Sign up for a free trial](https://azure.microsoft.com/offers/ms-azr-0044p/).
 * [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
 * For Windows containers, Windows 10 version 1809 or later, to use the Docker images referenced in this article.
 ::: moniker-end
 ::: moniker range=">=vs-2022"
 * [Docker Desktop](https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows)
-* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET Core cross-platform development** workload installed
+* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET Core cross-platform development** workload installed
 * To publish to Azure Container Registry, an Azure subscription. [Sign up for a free trial](https://azure.microsoft.com/offers/ms-azr-0044p/).
 * [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
 * For Windows containers, Windows 10 version 1809 or later, to use the Docker images referenced in this article.

docs/containers/container-tools.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ With Visual Studio, you can easily build, debug, and run containerized .NET, ASP
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * [Docker Desktop](https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows)
-* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET desktop development** workload installed
+* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET desktop development** workload installed
 * To publish to Azure Container Registry, an Azure subscription. [Sign up for a free trial](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/dotnet/).
 
 ## Installation and setup

docs/containers/deploy-app-service.md

@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.m
 To complete this tutorial:
 
 ::: moniker range="vs-2019"
-- [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the *ASP.NET and web development* workload.
+- [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the *ASP.NET and web development* workload.
 ::: moniker-end
 ::: moniker range=">=vs-2022"
-- [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the *ASP.NET and web development* workload.
+- [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the *ASP.NET and web development* workload.
 ::: moniker-end
 
 - Install [Docker Desktop](https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/)

docs/containers/edit-and-refresh.md

@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ To debug apps in a local Docker container, the following tools must be installed
 
 ::: moniker range="vs-2019"
 
-* [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the Web Development workload installed
+* [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the Web Development workload installed
 
 ::: moniker-end
 
 ::: moniker range="vs-2022"
 
-* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the Web Development workload installed
+* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the Web Development workload installed
 
 ::: moniker-end
 

docs/containers/hosting-web-apps-in-docker.md

@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.m
 To complete this tutorial:
 
 ::: moniker range="vs-2019"
-* Install the latest version of [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the "ASP.NET and web development" workload
+* Install the latest version of [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the "ASP.NET and web development" workload
 * Install [Docker Desktop for Windows](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/install/)
 ::: moniker-end
 ::: moniker range=">=vs-2022"
-* Install the latest version of [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the "ASP.NET and web development" workload
+* Install the latest version of [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the "ASP.NET and web development" workload
 * Install [Docker Desktop for Windows](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/windows/install/)
 :::moniker-end
 

docs/containers/includes/vs-2019/container-tools.md

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ With Visual Studio, you can easily build, debug, and run containerized .NET, ASP
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * [Docker Desktop](https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows)
-* [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET Core cross-platform development** workload installed
+* [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET Core cross-platform development** workload installed
 * [.NET Core Development Tools](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/) for development with .NET Core
 * To publish to Azure Container Registry, an Azure subscription. [Sign up for a free trial](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/dotnet/).
 

docs/containers/launch-profiles.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ For information about Docker Compose profiles, see [Using profiles with Compose]
 - A .NET solution with [Container Orchestration with Docker Compose](tutorial-multicontainer.md)
 :::moniker-end
 :::moniker range=">=vs-2022"
-- [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) or [Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/) or later
+- [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) or [Visual Studio 2019 version 16.10](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/) or later
 - A .NET solution with [Container Orchestration with Docker Compose](tutorial-multicontainer.md)
 :::moniker-end
 

docs/containers/overview.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ The tools included in Visual Studio for developing with Docker containers are ea
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * [Docker Desktop](https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows)
-* [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET Core cross-platform development** workload installed
+* [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET Core cross-platform development** workload installed
 * [.NET Core Development Tools](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/) for development with .NET Core.
 * To publish to Azure Container Registry, an Azure subscription. [Sign up for a free trial](https://azure.microsoft.com/offers/ms-azr-0044p/).
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ In Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 and later, the **Containers** window is avail
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/get-docker)
-* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET desktop development** workload installed
+* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET desktop development** workload installed
 * To publish to Azure Container Registry, an Azure subscription. [Sign up for a free trial](https://azure.microsoft.com/offers/ms-azr-0044p/).
 
 ## Docker support in Visual Studio

docs/containers/tutorial-multicontainer.md

@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ The completed sample that you'll create in this tutorial may be found on GitHub
 ::: moniker range="vs-2019"
 
 * [Docker Desktop](https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows)
-* [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET cross-platform development** workload installed
+* [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET cross-platform development** workload installed
 * [.NET Core 3 Development Tools](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-core/3.1) for development with .NET Core 3.1.
 ::: moniker-end
 
 ::: moniker range=">=vs-2022"
 
 * [Docker Desktop](https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows)
-* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET cross-platform development** workload installed. This includes .NET Core 3.1 and .NET 6 development tools.
+* [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) with the **Web Development**, **Azure Tools** workload, and/or **.NET cross-platform development** workload installed. This includes .NET Core 3.1 and .NET 6 development tools.
 ::: moniker-end
 
 ## Create a Web Application project

docs/containers/view-and-diagnose-containers.md

@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ You can also view information about container images using the **Containers** wi
 :::moniker range="vs-2019"
 
 - [Docker Desktop](https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows)
-- [Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) or later.
+- [Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) or later.
 :::moniker-end
 :::moniker range=">=vs-2022"
 - [Docker Desktop](https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-windows)
-- [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) or [Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) or later.
-- For the Docker Compose node, [Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7 or later](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) and Docker v2, which is installed with Docker Desktop and is on by default.
+- [Visual Studio 2022](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) or [Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) or later.
+- For the Docker Compose node, [Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7 or later](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) and Docker v2, which is installed with Docker Desktop and is on by default.
 
 :::moniker-end
 

docs/cross-platform/cross-platform-mobile-development-in-visual-studio.md

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ With Visual Studio Tools for Xamarin, you can target Android, iOS, and Windows i
 
 |**Learn more**|
 |--------------------|
-|[Download Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) (VisualStudio.com)|
+|[Download Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) (VisualStudio.com)|
 |[Install cross-platform mobile development with C++](/cpp/cross-platform/install-visual-cpp-for-cross-platform-mobile-development)|
 |[Learn more about using C++ to target multiple platforms](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/cplusplus-mdd/) (VisualStudio.com)|
 |[Install what you need, and then create a C++ native activity application for Android](/cpp/cross-platform/create-an-android-native-activity-app)|

docs/cross-platform/develop-apps-for-the-universal-windows-platform-uwp.md

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Here is the list of software that you need:
 
 - [Windows 10](https://support.microsoft.com/help/17777/downloads-for-windows). Visual Studio 2019 supports UWP development only on Windows 10. For more details, see Visual Studio [Platform targeting](/visualstudio/releases/2019/compatibility/) and [System requirements](/visualstudio/releases/2019/system-requirements/).
 
-- [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads). You will also need the optional Universal Windows Platform development workload.
+- [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta). You will also need the optional Universal Windows Platform development workload.
 
      ![UWP workload](media/uwp_workload.png)
 

docs/data-tools/accessing-data-in-visual-studio.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ In Visual Studio, you can create applications that connect to data in virtually
 For applications in JavaScript, Python, PHP, Ruby, or C++, you connect to data like you do anything else, by obtaining libraries and writing code. For .NET applications, Visual Studio provides tools that you can use to explore data sources, create object models to store and manipulate data in memory, and bind data to the user interface. Microsoft Azure provides SDKs for .NET, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, and mobile apps, and tools in Visual Studio for connecting to Azure Storage.
 
 ::: moniker range="vs-2019"
-The following lists show just a few of the many database and storage systems that can be used from Visual Studio. The [Microsoft Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/) offerings are data services that include all provisioning and administration of the underlying data store. The **Azure development** workload in [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) enables you to work with Azure data stores directly from Visual Studio.
+The following lists show just a few of the many database and storage systems that can be used from Visual Studio. The [Microsoft Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/) offerings are data services that include all provisioning and administration of the underlying data store. The **Azure development** workload in [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) enables you to work with Azure data stores directly from Visual Studio.
 
 ![Azure development workload](media/azure-development-workload.png)
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ For other data-related technologies, Visual Studio 2022 supports the following:
 - PostgreSQL on container (local-only option)
 - MongoDB on container (local-only option)
 
-Apart from Connected Services, the following lists show just a few of the many database and storage systems that can be used from Visual Studio. The [Microsoft Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/) offerings are data services that include all provisioning and administration of the underlying data store. The **Azure development** workload in [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads) enables you to work with Azure data stores directly from Visual Studio.
+Apart from Connected Services, the following lists show just a few of the many database and storage systems that can be used from Visual Studio. The [Microsoft Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/) offerings are data services that include all provisioning and administration of the underlying data store. The **Azure development** workload in [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta) enables you to work with Azure data stores directly from Visual Studio.
 
 ![Azure development workload](media/azure-development-workload.png)
 

docs/debugger/debug-live-azure-applications.md

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ In this tutorial, you will:
 
 * Snapshot Debugger is only available starting in Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise version 15.5 or higher with the **Azure development workload**. (Under the **Individual components** tab, you find it under **Debugging and testing** > **Snapshot debugger**.)
 
-   If it's not already installed, install [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads). If you're updating from a previous Visual Studio installation, run the Visual Studio Installer and check the Snapshot Debugger component in the **ASP.NET and web development workload**.
+   If it's not already installed, install [Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?cid=learn-onpage-download-cta). If you're updating from a previous Visual Studio installation, run the Visual Studio Installer and check the Snapshot Debugger component in the **ASP.NET and web development workload**.
 
 * Basic or higher Azure App Service plan.
 

docs/debugger/debugging-absolute-beginners.md

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Next, we'll create an application that has a few bugs.
 
 1. You must have Visual Studio installed, and the **.NET desktop development** workload installed.
 
-    If you haven't already installed Visual Studio, go to the [Visual Studio downloads](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/) page to install it for free.
+    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 need to install the workload but already have Visual Studio, click **Tools** > **Get Tools and Features**. The Visual Studio Installer launches. Choose the **.NET desktop development** workload, then choose **Modify**.