Open a project from an Azure DevOps repo in Visual Studio 2019

Open Visual Studio 2019. On the start window, choose Clone or check out code.

In the Browse a repository section, choose Azure DevOps.

In the Connect to a Project dialog box, choose the repo that you want to connect to, and then choose Connect.


Visual Studio opens Team Explorer and a notification appears when the clone is complete.


To view your folders and files, choose the Show Folder View link.


Visual Studio opens Solution Explorer.

Choose the Solutions and Folders link to search for a solution file (specifically, a .sln file) to open.


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.

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