updated Before you start sections

Author: ChrisHowd

Instructions/Labs/LAB_AK_01_examine_settings_interface.md

@@ -16,9 +16,25 @@ This exercise should take approximately **25** minutes to complete.
 
 Your lab environment must include the following: Git 2.48 or later, .NET SDK 9.0 or later, Visual Studio Code with the C# Dev Kit extension, and access to a GitHub account with GitHub Copilot enabled.
 
+If you're using a local PC as a lab environment for this exercise:
+
 - For help configuring your local PC as your lab environment, open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320147" target="_blank">Configure your lab environment resources</a>.
 
-- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code (required for the hosted lab environment), open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code, open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+
+If you're using a hosted lab environment for this exercise:
+
+- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code, paste the following URL into a browser's site navigation bar: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+
+- Open a command terminal and then run the following commands:
+
+    To ensure that Visual Studio Code is configured to use the correct version of .NET, run the following command:
+
+    ```bash
+
+    dotnet nuget add source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -n nuget.org
+
+    ```
 
 ## Exercise scenario
 

Instructions/Labs/LAB_AK_02_analyze_document_code.md

@@ -16,9 +16,25 @@ This exercise should take approximately **20** minutes to complete.
 
 Your lab environment must include the following: Git 2.48 or later, .NET SDK 9.0 or later, Visual Studio Code with the C# Dev Kit extension, and access to a GitHub account with GitHub Copilot enabled.
 
+If you're using a local PC as a lab environment for this exercise:
+
 - For help configuring your local PC as your lab environment, open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320147" target="_blank">Configure your lab environment resources</a>.
 
-- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code (required for the hosted lab environment), open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code, open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+
+If you're using a hosted lab environment for this exercise:
+
+- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code, paste the following URL into a browser's site navigation bar: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+
+- Open a command terminal and then run the following commands:
+
+    To ensure that Visual Studio Code is configured to use the correct version of .NET, run the following command:
+
+    ```bash
+
+    dotnet nuget add source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -n nuget.org
+
+    ```
 
 ## Exercise scenario
 
@@ -38,12 +54,6 @@ Your colleague has developed an initial version of the library application and h
 
 Use the following steps to set up the library application:
 
-1. Open a command terminal and then run the following command:
-
-    ```bash
-    dotnet nuget add source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -n nuget.org
-    ```
-
 1. Open a browser window in your lab environment.
 
 1. To download a zip file containing the library application, navigate to the following URL: [GitHub Copilot lab - Analyze and document code](https://github.com/MicrosoftLearning/mslearn-github-copilot-dev/raw/refs/heads/main/DownloadableCodeProjects/Downloads/AZ2007LabAppM2.zip)

Instructions/Labs/LAB_AK_03_develop_code_features.md

@@ -16,9 +16,39 @@ This exercise should take approximately **30** minutes to complete.
 
 Your lab environment must include the following: Git 2.48 or later, .NET SDK 9.0 or later, Visual Studio Code with the C# Dev Kit extension, and access to a GitHub account with GitHub Copilot enabled.
 
+If you're using a local PC as a lab environment for this exercise:
+
 - For help configuring your local PC as your lab environment, open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320147" target="_blank">Configure your lab environment resources</a>.
 
-- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code (required for the hosted lab environment), open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code, open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+
+If you're using a hosted lab environment for this exercise:
+
+- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code, paste the following URL into a browser's site navigation bar: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+
+- Open a command terminal and then run the following commands:
+
+    To ensure that Visual Studio Code is configured to use the correct version of .NET, run the following command:
+
+    ```bash
+
+    dotnet nuget add source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -n nuget.org
+
+    ```
+
+    To ensure that Git is configured to use your name and email address, update the following commands with your information, and then run the commands:
+
+    ```bash
+
+    git config --global user.name "John Doe"
+
+    ```
+
+    ```bash
+
+    git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com
+
+    ```
 
 ## Exercise scenario
 
@@ -55,30 +85,6 @@ You need to download the existing application, extract the code files, and then
 
 Use the following steps to set up the library application:
 
-1. Open a command terminal and then run the following commands:
-
-    To ensure that Visual Studio Code is configured to use the correct version of .NET, run the following command:
-
-    ```bash
-
-    dotnet nuget add source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -n nuget.org
-
-    ```
-
-    To ensure that Git is configured to use your name and email address, update the following commands with your information, and then run the commands:
-
-    ```bash
-
-    git config --global user.name "John Doe"
-
-    ```
-
-    ```bash
-
-    git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com
-
-    ```
-
 1. Open a browser window in your lab environment.
 
 1. To download a zip file containing the library application, navigate to the following URL: [GitHub Copilot lab - develop code features](https://github.com/MicrosoftLearning/mslearn-github-copilot-dev/raw/refs/heads/main/DownloadableCodeProjects/Downloads/AZ2007LabAppM3.zip)

Instructions/Labs/LAB_AK_04_develop_unit_tests_xunit.md

@@ -16,9 +16,25 @@ This exercise should take approximately **25** minutes to complete.
 
 Your lab environment must include the following: Git 2.48 or later, .NET SDK 9.0 or later, Visual Studio Code with the C# Dev Kit extension, and access to a GitHub account with GitHub Copilot enabled.
 
+If you're using a local PC as a lab environment for this exercise:
+
 - For help configuring your local PC as your lab environment, open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320147" target="_blank">Configure your lab environment resources</a>.
 
-- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code (required for the hosted lab environment), open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code, open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+
+If you're using a hosted lab environment for this exercise:
+
+- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code, paste the following URL into a browser's site navigation bar: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+
+- Open a command terminal and then run the following commands:
+
+    To ensure that Visual Studio Code is configured to use the correct version of .NET, run the following command:
+
+    ```bash
+
+    dotnet nuget add source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -n nuget.org
+
+    ```
 
 ## Exercise scenario
 

Instructions/Labs/LAB_AK_05_refactor_improve_existing_code.md

@@ -16,9 +16,25 @@ This exercise should take approximately **30** minutes to complete.
 
 Your lab environment must include the following: Git 2.48 or later, .NET SDK 9.0 or later, Visual Studio Code with the C# Dev Kit extension, and access to a GitHub account with GitHub Copilot enabled.
 
+If you're using a local PC as a lab environment for this exercise:
+
 - For help configuring your local PC as your lab environment, open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320147" target="_blank">Configure your lab environment resources</a>.
 
-- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code (required for the hosted lab environment), open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code, open the following link in a browser: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+
+If you're using a hosted lab environment for this exercise:
+
+- For help enabling your GitHub Copilot subscription in Visual Studio Code, paste the following URL into a browser's site navigation bar: <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2320158" target="_blank">Enable GitHub Copilot within Visual Studio Code</a>.
+
+- Open a command terminal and then run the following commands:
+
+    To ensure that Visual Studio Code is configured to use the correct version of .NET, run the following command:
+
+    ```bash
+
+    dotnet nuget add source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -n nuget.org
+
+    ```
 
 ## Exercise scenario