GitHub Copilot sign-in button not responding in VS Code after signing out — stuck in GHE.com instance login

Question

After GitHub Copilot signed me out unexpectedly in VS Code, I was unable to sign in again. The "Sign in" button in the Copilot extension panel was unresponsive — clicking it did nothing.

I tried:

• Reinstalling VS Code
• Reinstalling the GitHub Copilot extension
• Clearing extension settings

Nothing helped.

I clicked the option to sign in via ghe.com instance (GitHub Enterprise Cloud), thinking it might help. After that:

• The extension only tries to sign in via GitHub Enterprise (ghe.com)
• I no longer see the option to sign in via my regular GitHub.com account
• There is no "back" or "reset" option

How can I reset GitHub Copilot in VS Code to sign in with my GitHub.com account again?

I'm looking for a way to:

• Remove the GHE.com login preference
• Completely reset Copilot extension login state

Environment

• VSCode version: 1.100
• OS: macOS

Answer 1

I faced the same exact problem :

Unresponsive signin button and once i clicked on GHE login it was stuck there.

My problem was solved by:

1. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P or Ctrl+Shift+P)
2. Choose Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)
3. change this block.

"github.copilot.advanced": {
    "authType": "github"
}