VS Code copilot extension always sign in via GHE

[YeeLongMah]

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I am on a personal laptop and personal Github account.
I have just installed Copilot extension and would like to sign in using my Github personal account, however I'm consistently getting the error "Failed to sign in to GHE.com".

As I understand, GHE is for the enterprise organization but I am on a personal account.
There is a drop-down menu on Copilot prompt to sign in with a Github account, yet it still goes to GHE

Please advise

[mmedved6-kz]

I had the same issue, personal account but forced me to sign-in with GHE
Managed the fix this problem on my side, here's how

1. In the vscode settings, search for copilot, and under Github > Copilot: Advanced, click Edit in settings.json
2. Inside the github.copilot.advanced, remove `"authProvider": "github-enterprise"

[Whinh0sa]

Thanks bro

[LaansDole]

You save me. Thanks a lot!!

[cubetech126]

You can also replace that line with this one.

"authProvider": "github"

This is how the complete file should be:

{
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Dracula Theme",
    "explorer.compactFolders": false,
    "github.copilot.advanced": {
        "authProvider": "github"
    }
}

[Houman-Habibi]

Thanks a lot

[karthik2607]

Thanks a lot man!

[zioalex]

Hi there,
thanks for the suggestion but my VSCode is still trying to authenticate with GHE also after removing the GHE authProvider:

[zioalex]

I found the problem. The previous screenshot doesn't have anything to do with Copilot but weirdly it came out.
The problem was that in the attempt to fix the GHE problem I disabled this extension:

That is an built-in extension. Re-enabled and now I can login correctly.