Git changes not showing in VS2013 Update 2

Question

I am using Git in VS2013 and my changed files are not showing up in the Changes window of VS.

When I have changed a file but before I have saved it to disk it does show

Answer 1

I'm using Visual Studio 2017, but I had to EXACT same problem. Took me hours to actually figure out a solution.

Solution:

1. Find your .git folder.
2. Locate and delete the 'index.lock' file.
3. Restart Visual Studio.

I hope this helps someone!