From ac63aea26c88dfeb581b56583640883e637a0e86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Browning <106113886+sabrowning1@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:31:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Update Git configuration step for GitHub Desktop (#54528)

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 .../setting-up-github-desktop.md                              | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/content/desktop/installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop/setting-up-github-desktop.md b/content/desktop/installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop/setting-up-github-desktop.md
index afd2747095..3ca64f9362 100644
--- a/content/desktop/installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop/setting-up-github-desktop.md
+++ b/content/desktop/installing-and-authenticating-to-github-desktop/setting-up-github-desktop.md
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ After authenticating your account, you are ready to manage and contribute to pro
 
 ## Part 3: Configuring Git
 
-You must have Git installed before using {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}. If you do not already have Git installed, you can download and install the latest version of Git from [https://git-scm.com/downloads](https://git-scm.com/downloads).
+To start working with {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}, you need to configure the name and email associated with your Git commits. See [AUTOTITLE](/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-git-for-github-desktop).
 
-After you have Git installed, you'll need to configure Git for {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}. For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](/desktop/configuring-and-customizing-github-desktop/configuring-git-for-github-desktop).
+> [!NOTE] If you also want to use Git on the command line, you need to install Git yourself. The latest version of Git is available from https://git-scm.com/downloads.
 
 ## Part 4: Customizing {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}