Extension activation failed: "Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register"

[TingHsuan-Su]

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I can't use the copilot.
It always show this message
Extension activation failed: "Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register".
Please help me fix this problem.

[Akash1134]

Hi @TingHsuan-Su ,

Welcome to the GitHub Community on Discussions!

We have a few steps fo you to check:

• First, please check and see that your VSCode and GitHub Copilot extensions are up to date, and update them if they are not.

• Second, please go to the extensions tab and search for @builtin GitHub and see if the GitHub Authentication extension has been disabled. If it has been, please re-enable it, reload, and try again.

If that doesn't help, please reply with the output of View > Command Palette... > Github Copilot: Collect Diagnostics and anything else you've seen that you think might be relevant.

[RanganaMinesh]

This worked for me. Thanks

[7ahul]

This worked for me as well. Thank you :)

[huningbo240229]

This worked for me as well. Thank you :)

[alvara]

Second step worked for me, thank you @Akash1134 !

[K1NG-Devops]

Great work man this worked seamlessly Thank you so much

[bellerofonte]

I have the same issue.

Here is my diagnostics:

## Copilot

- Version: 1.143.0
- Build: prod
- Editor: vscode/1.85.1

## Environment

- http_proxy: n/a
- https_proxy: n/a
- no_proxy: n/a
- SSL_CERT_FILE: n/a
- SSL_CERT_DIR: n/a
- OPENSSL_CONF: n/a

## Feature Flags

- Send Restricted Telemetry: unable to determine
- Custom Certificates: unable to determine

## Node setup

- Number of root certificates: 140
- Operating system: Darwin
- Operating system version: 23.1.0
- Operating system architecture: arm64
- NODE_OPTIONS: n/a
- NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS: n/a
- NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED: n/a
- tls default min version: TLSv1.2
- tls default max version: TLSv1.3

## Network Configuration

- Proxy host: n/a
- Proxy port: n/a
- Proxy auth: n/a
- Kerberos SPN: n/a
- Reject unauthorized: disabled

## Reachability

- github.com: HTTP 200 - 
- copilot-proxy.githubusercontent.com: HTTP 200 - 
- api.githubcopilot.com: HTTP 200 - 
- default.exp-tas.com: HTTP 200 - 

## VS Code Configuration

- HTTP proxy: 
- HTTP proxy autentication: n/a
- Proxy Strict SSL: true
- Extension HTTP proxy support: override

## Extensions

- Is `win-ca` installed?: false
- Is `mac-ca` installed?: false

BTW, does the Copilot work within the Remote Development Tools in VSCode?

[qiuzhi2046]

I have the same issue.I can't search the @Builtin GitHub and see the GitHub Authentication extension,
Here is my diagnostics:

`2024-01-07 11:56:08.943 [info] [extension] GitHub Copilot could not connect to server. Extension activation failed: "Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register"
2024-01-07 12:00:50.803 [info] [gitExtensionService] Initializing Git extension service.
2024-01-07 12:00:50.804 [info] [gitExtensionService] Successfully activated the vscode.git extension.
2024-01-07 12:00:50.804 [info] [gitExtensionService] Enablement state of the vscode.git extension: true.
2024-01-07 12:00:50.804 [info] [gitExtensionService] Successfully registered Git commit message provider.
2024-01-07 12:00:56.685 [info] [extension] GitHub Copilot could not connect to server. Extension activation failed: "Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register"

## Copilot

- Version: 1.145.0
- Build: prod
- Editor: vscode/1.85.1

## Environment

- http_proxy: n/a
- https_proxy: n/a
- no_proxy: n/a
- SSL_CERT_FILE: n/a
- SSL_CERT_DIR: n/a
- OPENSSL_CONF: n/a

## Feature Flags

- Send Restricted Telemetry: unable to determine
- Custom Certificates: unable to determine

## Node setup

- Number of root certificates: 140
- Operating system: Windows_NT
- Operating system version: 10.0.22631
- Operating system architecture: x64
- NODE_OPTIONS: n/a
- NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS: n/a
- NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED: n/a
- tls default min version: TLSv1.2
- tls default max version: TLSv1.3

## Network Configuration

- Proxy host: n/a
- Proxy port: n/a
- Kerberos SPN: n/a
- Reject unauthorized: disabled

## Reachability

- github.com: The pending stream has been canceled (caused by: connect ETIMEDOUT 20.205.243.166:443)
- copilot-proxy.githubusercontent.com: HTTP 200 - 
- api.githubcopilot.com: HTTP 200 - 
- default.exp-tas.com: HTTP 200 - 

## VS Code Configuration

- HTTP proxy: 
- HTTP proxy autentication: n/a
- Proxy Strict SSL: true
- Extension HTTP proxy support: override

## Extensions

- Is `win-ca` installed?: false
- Is `mac-ca` installed?: false

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