diff --git a/docs/fsharp/tutorials/getting-started/getting-started-vscode.md b/docs/fsharp/tutorials/getting-started/getting-started-vscode.md
index 5570914d4d631..e58a03f5cf3a3 100644
--- a/docs/fsharp/tutorials/getting-started/getting-started-vscode.md
+++ b/docs/fsharp/tutorials/getting-started/getting-started-vscode.md
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ You can write F# in [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) with the
 
 F# 4.0 or higher must be installed on your machine to use Ionide.
 
+You must also have [git installed](https://git-scm.com/download) and available on your PATH to make use of project templates in Ionide.  You can verify that it is installed correctly by typing `git` at a command prompt.and pressing **Enter**.
+
 ### Windows
 
 If you're on Windows, you have two options for installing F#.
 
-If you've already installed Visual Studio and don't have F#, you can [Install the Visual F# Tools](getting-started-visual-studio.md#installing-the-visual-f#-tools).  This will install all the necessary components to write, compile, and execute F# code.
+If you've already installed Visual Studio and don't have F#, you can [Install the Visual F# Tools](getting-started-visual-studio.md#installing-the-visual-f-tools).  This will install all the necessary components to write, compile, and execute F# code.
 
 If you prefer not to install Visual Studio, use the following instructions:
 
@@ -297,4 +299,4 @@ To learn more about F# and the features of the language, check out [Tour of F#](
 
 [Namespaces](../../language-reference/namespaces.md)
 
-[Ionide-Vscode-Fsharp](https://github.com/ionide/ionide-vscode-fsharp)
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+[Ionide-Vscode-Fsharp](https://github.com/ionide/ionide-vscode-fsharp)