How to Audit GitHub Copilot Usage in an Enterprise Account

A useful GitHub Copilot audit separates three questions: who has a license, how people use Copilot, and who changed settings or access. These have different data sources. Usage totals alone do not prove that only approved code was processed. Start with read-only reports and keep existing security policies in place. In particular, allowing suggestions that … Read more

GitHub Copilot Not Activating After a Plan Change: Safe Fixes

If GitHub Copilot stops working after you change plans, first check the account and entitlement. The timing does not prove that a cached token has the wrong subscription tier. Organization policy, exhausted usage, an incompatible client or a network failure can produce similar symptoms. Refresh authentication only after confirming that the selected account should have … Read more

How to Use GitHub Copilot for Code Review Suggestions

You want to use GitHub Copilot to review your code and get improvement suggestions. GitHub Copilot can analyze your code for common issues, suggest fixes, and propose better patterns. This article explains how to enable Copilot code review, configure it for your repository, and interpret the suggestions it generates. GitHub Copilot code review works by … Read more

What Data GitHub Copilot Sends: Context, Telemetry and Training Controls

Using GitHub Copilot can send code and other context to an AI service even when optional editor telemetry is disabled. That is because the information needed to answer your request is not the same as a usage counter or crash report. Before enabling Copilot on confidential work, identify the feature, account, plan, model provider and … Read more

How to Use GitHub Copilot to Explain Legacy Code

Legacy code often lacks comments, uses outdated patterns, or was written by developers who left the team. Understanding what a block of code does can take hours of tracing logic and reading documentation. GitHub Copilot can generate plain-English explanations for selected code, reducing the time needed to understand unfamiliar functions or modules. This article explains … Read more

Why GitHub Copilot Suggestions Disappear After a VS Code Update

Official documentation checked October 14, 2026. If Copilot suggestions disappear after a VS Code update, use the timing to guide a comparison. It does not prove that the update reset your settings or invalidated your credentials. Identify the current editor build, extension state, active profile, and error message before changing anything. Key takeaways Check the … Read more

Move From a Personal GitHub Copilot Plan to an Organization Seat

If your employer assigns a GitHub Copilot Business or Enterprise seat to the same GitHub account that has your paid personal Copilot plan, you normally do not need to cancel the personal plan first. GitHub documents automatic cancellation and a prorated refund for the remaining personal billing period. The key is confirming which account receives … Read more

How to Change GitHub Copilot Inline Suggestion Hotkey in VS Code

GitHub Copilot provides inline code suggestions as you type in Visual Studio Code. By default, the hotkeys to accept or dismiss these suggestions are set by VS Code. Many users find the default keys conflict with other extensions or personal preferences. This article explains how to locate the correct keybinding settings and change the hotkeys … Read more