Merge pull request #11615 from Mikejo5000/mikejo-br21

Add article for Git Changes window when there's no active repo

Author: v-shils

docs/version-control/git-changes-with-no-active-repo.md

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+---
+title: Git Changes window with no active repo
+description: Learn what to do with Git in Visual Studio when there's no active repo set
+ms.date: 08/23/2023
+ms.topic: ui-reference
+author: TerryGLee
+ms.author: tglee
+manager: jmartens
+ms.prod: visual-studio-windows
+ms.technology: vs-ide-general
+ms.custom: version-control
+---
+
+# Git Changes window with no active repo set
+
+ [!INCLUDE [Visual Studio](~/includes/applies-to-version/vs-windows-only.md)]
+
+If you issue a Git instruction in Visual Studio, such as trying to commit a change when there's no active repo set, you see the Git Changes window. From this window, you may choose to:
+
+- [Create Git repository](git-create-repository.md), if you don't have an existing Git repo.
+- [Clone repository](git-clone-repository.md), if you have a Git repo hosted on a Git provider like GitHub.
+
+If you're new to Git in Visual Studio, see [How Visual Studio makes version control easy with Git](git-with-visual-studio.md) or the [https://git-scm.com/](https://git-scm.com/) website.
+
+:::image type="content" source="media/git-changes-with-no-active-repo.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Git Changes window with no active repo set.":::
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> If you have a suggestion for us, please let us know! We appreciate the opportunity to engage with you on design decisions via the [**Developer Community**](https://aka.ms/vsgitsuggestions) portal.
+
+For additional information, see the following:
+
+- [Getting started with Git in Visual Studio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCZ9x3yqkyc) video on YouTube
+- [Enhanced productivity with Git in Visual Studio](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/enhanced-productivity-with-git-in-visual-studio/) blog post
+- [Options dialog box](../ide/reference/options-dialog-box-visual-studio.md)

docs/version-control/media/git-changes-with-no-active-repo.png

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     href: git-multi-repository-support.md
   - name: Resolve merge conflicts
     href: git-resolve-conflicts.md
+- name: Reference
+  items:
+  - name: Git Changes with no active repo set
+    href: git-changes-with-no-active-repo.md
 - name: Resources
   items:
   - name: Create a GitHub account