Workaround for “Visual Studio Web Request handler could not be found” when using github?

Question

When I choose \"Open in Visual Studio\" on github, I get the following error:

\"Visual Studio Web Request handler could not be found\"

Answer 1

The solution is easy: just reassign the default handler for the git-client protocol. To do that, press the Windows-Key, enter "default apps" and select the settings page. Go down, select "Choose default apps by protocol" and look for "git-client". Click and select the Microsoft Visual Studio Web Protocol Handler Selector for VS2017.

When you click the "Open in Visual Studio" - button in Github, Visual Studio 2017 should open and you can clone the repo in Team Explorer.