TFS 2008 checks out code automatically on edit

Question

I am working on a Visual Studio 2008 project that is already added to TFS server. I am not sure which settings and policies have been configured for the TFS (this is done by a s

Answer 1

It is in Options\SourceControl\Environment

Checked out Items: Check out automatically

change it to

Checked out Items: Prompt for exclusive checkouts

or your preferred action.