GitHub Copilot could not connect to server

Question

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Someone told me that the problem was caused by a firewall and a VPN, but I disabled the firewall and do not have a VPN.

Answer 1

GitHub Copilot could not connect to server. Extension activation failed: "Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register"

You probably have GitHub Authentication disabled.
GitHub Autenthication is an extension that is bundled with Visual Studio Code.

Go to File -> Preferences -> Profiles -> Show Contents

In the left panel, in the "Extensions" group, click in "GitHub Authentication" and enable the extension.

Answer 2

I also got the same problem and I did this:

1. Disable the extension from the settings
2. Refresh
3. Enable again

It worked for me!

Answer 3

It's because network problem.

Edit you hosts file, and add

140.82.114.4 github.com
140.82.114.6 api.github.com

Reference

ineo6/hosts