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Failed to start the configure compare tool visual studio git changes

Failed to start the configure compare tool visual studio git changes

Ajay Bansode

Ajay Bansode

Hi ,
When I try to open a file in Git Changes, this type of pop-up appears. Is there any solution to this? Why do these things happen?

Kindly acknowledge if anyone has a solution for it.

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Jayraj Chhaya1y ago
Hello,

This error means Visual Studio can’t find the Git compare tool you have configured.

Fix:
1. In Visual Studio go to Tools → Options → Source Control → Git Global Settings, set Diff/Merge tool to Visual Studio.
2. Or reset in terminal:
  
  git config --global diff.tool vsdiffmerge git config --global difftool.vsdiffmerge.cmd "\"C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/DiffTool/vsdiffmerge.exe\" \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\" //t"
  
  This ensures Git uses Visual Studio’s built-in compare tool and removes the error.
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