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 ### Step-by-Step
 
-1. Open a command line (e.g. `wsl.exe` or `bash.exe`), change to the root folder of the cloned local workspace for the cloned Mission LZ project, and start VS Code from this root folder (not a sub folder or a parent folder).
+1. Follow the Mission LZ [Getting Started](https://github.com/Azure/missionlz/blob/main/src/docs/getting-started.md#pre-requisites) pre-requisites and step-by-step guide.
+1. Open a command line (e.g. `wsl.exe` or `bash.exe`), change to the root folder of the local workspace for the cloned Mission LZ project, and start VS Code from this root folder (not a sub folder or a parent folder).
    > **NOTE:** If you are using WSL or BASH on Linux or Mac, you can navigate to the root folder of the project (for example, in the path `$HOME/missionlz` assuming you cloned the project to $HOME) and enter the command below to launch VS Code in correct directory. Be sure to include the trailing "." in the second command.
 
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