Copilot Setup

Installation is only one part of setup. Entitlement, extension state, organization policy and editing habits determine whether Copilot actually works in your daily workflow.

#1. Check access

Confirm your personal plan or organization-assigned entitlement and policies before installing. Organization access may require an administrator's assignment.

#2. Install in the chosen IDE

The source lists VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio and Neovim; check current official compatibility for your version. After installation, verify sign-in, enabled chat features and whether the language/workspace permits Copilot.

#3. Verify a real suggestion

1. Open an actual source file.
2. Write a function header or explanatory comment.
3. Look for an inline suggestion.
4. Try accepting it with Tab in an editor configured for that binding.

Resolve basic completion before exploring advanced features.

#Start with a small setup

Make inline suggestions, chat and your most-used language comfortable first. Enabling every feature on the first day makes diagnosis harder.

#Installed but inactive?

Check account entitlement, enabled extensions, language exclusions, organization policy and an expired GitHub session.

#Related pages

• Copilot Chat
• Suggestions
• Copilot overview