diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/branch-checklist.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/branch-checklist.md
index 1902eb4c567..ba2aed8f02b 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/branch-checklist.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/branch-checklist.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ _Descriptions of these steps can be found in the team OneNote._
   - [ ] Update the [signed build definition](https://devdiv.visualstudio.com/DevDiv/_build?definitionId=9675) to build the new branch
 - [ ] Update Roslyn Tools [config.xml](https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn-tools/blob/main/src/GitHubCreateMergePRs/config.xml) file to flow branch changes to the latest dev branch
   - [ ] dotnet/roslyn-tools PR: https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn-tools/pull/❓
-- [ ] Update [Versions.props](..\..\build\import\Versions.props) (via `<ProjectSystemVersion>`) and [version.json](..\..\version.json) (via `"version"` and `"assemblyVersion"`) to match the version of VS, if needed
+- [ ] Update [Versions.props](..\\..\build\import\Versions.props) (via `<ProjectSystemVersion>`) and [version.json](..\\..\version.json) (via `"version"` and `"assemblyVersion"`) to match the version of VS, if needed
     - [ ] In new branch: https://github.com/dotnet/project-system/blob/dev17.❓.x/build/import/Versions.props
     - [ ] In `main`: https://github.com/dotnet/project-system/blob/main/build/import/Versions.props
 - [ ] Clone existing release definition to insert this branch into VS (see OneNote)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check-config.json b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check-config.json
index 9fbb32782c6..7bca20d220e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check-config.json
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check-config.json
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 {
   "ignorePatterns": [
     {
-      "pattern": "^https://.*\.visualstudio\.com"
+      "pattern": "^https:\/\/.*\\.visualstudio\\.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "pattern": "^https:\/\/dev\\.azure\\.com"
+    },
+    {
+      "pattern": "^https:\/\/aka\\.ms"
+    },
+    {
+      "pattern": ".*❓.*"
     }
   ],
   "replacementPatterns": [
@@ -9,5 +18,13 @@
       "pattern": "^/",
       "replacement": "{{BASEURL}}/"
     }
+  ],
+  "httpHeaders": [
+    {
+      "urls": ["https://docs.github.com/"],
+      "headers": {
+        "Accept-Encoding": "zstd, br, gzip, deflate"
+      }
+    }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
index 9220a131c7c..e8b94e38f17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   markdown-link-check:
-    name: verify
+    name: markdown-link-check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
index 030ac0c0657..fc26b6dcc74 100644
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The .NET Core and ASP.NET Core support policy, including supported versions can
 
 Security issues and bugs should be reported privately to the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC), either by emailing secure@microsoft.com or via the portal at https://msrc.microsoft.com. 
 You should receive a response within 24 hours. If for some reason you do not, please follow up via email to ensure we received your 
-original message. Further information, including the MSRC PGP key, can be found in the [MSRC Report an Issue FAQ](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/faqs-report-an-issue).
+original message. Further information, including the MSRC PGP key, can be found in the [MSRC Report an Issue FAQ](https://www.microsoft.com/msrc/faqs-report-an-issue).
 
 Reports via MSRC may qualify for the .NET Core Bug Bounty. Details of the .NET Core Bug Bounty including terms and conditions are at [https://aka.ms/corebounty](https://aka.ms/corebounty).
 
diff --git a/build/README.md b/build/README.md
index 1b828b9e966..0ac6f7a2e71 100644
--- a/build/README.md
+++ b/build/README.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
   - *Potential change*: Rename this folder to `pipelines` as part of: https://github.com/dotnet/project-system/issues/7915
 
 #### Notable Files
-- [official.yml](build\official.yml): This file is our official build pipeline that produces the signed packages (VSIX) that used for insertion into Visual Studio.
-- [unit-tests.yml](build\unit-tests.yml): This file is our build pipeline used when validating pull requests into the repo from GitHub.
+- [official.yml](ci\official.yml): This file is our official build pipeline that produces the signed packages (VSIX) that used for insertion into Visual Studio.
+- [unit-tests.yml](ci\unit-tests.yml): This file is our build pipeline used when validating pull requests into the repo from GitHub.
 
 ### `import`
 - This directory is highly accessed as part of the MSBuild pipeline to produce our assemblies, run tests, create packages, etc.
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 ### `loc`
 - This directory contains the **OneLocBuildSetup** project which creates the `LocProject.json` and copies language-specific XLF files to become language-neutral; both of these are required for the [OneLocBuild](https://aka.ms/OneLocBuild) process for localization.
-- The **OneLocBuildSetup** project is only build and used as part of the [one-loc-build.yml](build\one-loc-build.yml) pipeline.
+- The **OneLocBuildSetup** project is only build and used as part of the [one-loc-build.yml](ci\one-loc-build.yml) pipeline.
   - *Potential change*: This pipeline might be combined into another pipeline as part of: https://github.com/dotnet/project-system/issues/7915
 
 ### `optprof`
diff --git a/docs/repo/getting-started.md b/docs/repo/getting-started.md
index 18a62767d7d..a5503f0b3ec 100644
--- a/docs/repo/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/repo/getting-started.md
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 #### Prerequisites
 - [Visual Studio 16.3 Preview 2 or higher](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/preview/)
 - GitHub account
-- Basic Git experience: https://try.github.io/
+- Basic Git experience: https://docs.github.com/get-started/quickstart/set-up-git
 
 All commands below are run under a [Visual Studio Developer Prompt](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229859(v=vs.150).aspx).
 
 ## Code
 
-Contribution to this repository is via the [fork model](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/). Contributors push changes to their own "forked" version of project-system, and then submit a pull request into it requesting those changes be merged.
+Contribution to this repository is via the [fork model](https://docs.github.com/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo). Contributors push changes to their own "forked" version of project-system, and then submit a pull request into it requesting those changes be merged.
 
 To get started:
 
diff --git a/setup/README.md b/setup/README.md
index bbe5050abb5..5537a74cba8 100644
--- a/setup/README.md
+++ b/setup/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 - This project is an SDK-style VS Extension project, creating the VSIX package defined by the `source.extension.vsixmanifest`.
   - This project type is able to build via a workaround in our [Directory.Build.targets](..\Directory.Build.targets) that loads the `Microsoft.VsSDK.targets` manually.
   - The assembly produced from the `.csproj` is not used.
-  - The assemblies from [Microsoft.VisualStudio.AppDesigner.csproj](..\src\Microsoft.VisualStudio.AppDesigner\Microsoft.VisualStudio.AppDesigner.csproj) and [Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.csproj](..\src\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.csproj) are included in the produced VSIX package.
+  - The assemblies from [Microsoft.VisualStudio.AppDesigner.csproj](..\src\Microsoft.VisualStudio.AppDesigner\Microsoft.VisualStudio.AppDesigner.vbproj) and [Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.csproj](..\src\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.vbproj) are included in the produced VSIX package.
 - The `.vsmanproj` creates the `.vsman` manifest, which is inserted into VS as `Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.vsman`.
 
 ## High-level Design