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Fix broken external links in git docs

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Documentation issue

The following files have broken links or redirects. Fix the links as follows:

In the file gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md

[ ERROR ] external_links - broken reference to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/windows-powershell/install/installing-windows-powershell?view=powershell-7: link has moved permanently to 'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/windows-powershell/install/installing-windows-powershell?view=powershell-7.3&viewFallbackFrom=powershell-7'

In the file topics/git/lfs/index.md

[ ERROR ] external_links - broken reference to https://git-lfs.github.com: link has moved permanently to 'https://git-lfs.com/'