GitHub Copilot Not Suggesting Code

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Enable completions

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   1. Click the Copilot status bar icon
   2. Make sure Enable Completions is checked for the current language
   3. In settings, search github.copilot.enable and check the language is not set to false
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Check your quota

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   1. Open GitHub Settings > Copilot
   2. On Free, confirm you have not used the 2,000 completions
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Reset

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   1. F1 > GitHub Copilot: Reset Extension
   2. Reload window and retry in a new file
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

No grey ghost text while typing, though chat may work.

Why it happens

• Completions disabled for the current language
• Content exclusion
• Free plan 2,000 completions/month cap reached
• Extension out of date

This guide also covers

• copilot not suggesting
• copilot not showing suggestions

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• GitHub Copilot Not Working in VS Code
• GitHub Copilot Chat Not Responding
• GitHub Copilot Sign-In Loop or Authorization Failed
• GitHub Copilot Rate Limit Exceeded
• GitHub Copilot Out of AI Credits
• GitHub Copilot Agent Mode Stuck or Failing
• GitHub Copilot Proxy and Certificate Errors
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