Copilot Update Command Is Not Working

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Describe the bug

running the copilot update or from copilot prompt /update does not work as it was before 1.0.17

Affected version

GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.20.

Steps to reproduce the behavior

TimeZone: Europe / Prague - CEST

@ 2026-04-08 14:10
PS C:\Users\xyz> winget update GitHub.Copilot
No available upgrade found.
No newer package versions are available from the configured sources.

@ 2026-04-08 14:10
PS C:\Users\xyz> copilot --version
GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.20.
Run 'copilot update' to check for updates.

@ 2026-04-08 14:11
PS C:\Users\xyz> copilot update
Checking for updates...
Error during update: TypeError: terminated

@ 2026-04-08 14:16
PS C:\Users\xyz> copilot --version
GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.20.
Run 'copilot update' to check for updates.

@ 2026-04-08 14:25
PS C:\Users\xyz> copilot update
Checking for updates...
Error during update: TypeError: terminated

@ 2026-04-08 14:26
PS C:\Users\xyz> winget update GitHub.Copilot
No available upgrade found.
No newer package versions are available from the configured sources.

@ 2026-04-08 14:37
PS C:\Users\xyz> winget update GitHub.Copilot
No available upgrade found.
No newer package versions are available from the configured sources.

@ 2026-04-08 14:42
PS C:\Users\xyz> copilot update
Checking for updates...
Error during update: Failed to download package: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\xyz.copilot\pkg\universal\1.0.21' -> 'C:\Users\xyz.copilot\pkg\universal.replaced-1.0.21-15472-1775652424919'
Error during update: Failed to download package: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\xyz.copilot\pkg\universal\1.0.21' -> 'C:\Users\xyz.copilot\pkg\universal.replaced-1.0.21-15472-1775652424919'

@ 2026-04-08 14:47
PS C:\Users\xyz> ls C:\Users\xyz.copilot\pkg\universal\

Directory:  C:\Users\xyz\Projects

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

---

d---- 23.03.2026 23:34 1 1.0.10
d---- 28.03.2026 18:14 1 1.0.11
d---- 01.04.2026 23:17 1 1.0.12
d---- 03.04.2026 12:10 1 1.0.15
d---- 07.04.2026 22:11 1 1.0.17
d---- 08.04.2026 14:09 1 1.0.20
d---- 18.03.2026 11:04 1 1.0.5
d---- 23.03.2026 0:32 1 1.0.9

PS C:\Users\xyz\Projects> winget source list
Name Argument Explicit

msstore https://storeedgefd.dsx.mp.microsoft.com/v9.0 false
winget https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache false
winget-font https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/fonts true

@ 2026-04-08 14:59
PS C:\Users\xyz\Projects> winget update GitHub.Copilot
No installed package found matching input criteria.

@ 2026-04-08 15:12
PS C:\Users\xyz\Projects> winget install GitHub.Copilot
Found Copilot CLI [GitHub.Copilot] Version v1.0.20
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
This package requires the following dependencies:

• Packages
  Microsoft.PowerShell [>= 7.0.0]
  Successfully verified installer hash
  Extracting archive...
  Successfully extracted archive
  Starting package install...
  Command line alias added: "copilot"
  Successfully installed

@ 2026-04-08 15:12
PS C:\Users\xyz\Projects> winget update GitHub.Copilot
No available upgrade found.
No newer package versions are available from the configured sources.

@ 2026-04-08 15:12
PS C:\Users\xyz\Projects> copilot --version
GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.20.
Run 'copilot update' to check for updates.

@ 2026-04-08 15:13
PS C:\Users\xyz\Projects> $PSVersionTable

Name Value

---

PSVersion 7.5.5
PSEdition Core
GitCommitId 7.5.5
OS Microsoft Windows 10.0.26200
Platform Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion 3.0

Expected behavior

When the new version is released, I'm assuming the feeds with updates are reflected within 2hrs

Additional context

It is impossible to update frequently from winget feeds, as it seems.
I'm going to try manual download and install from github.com.

[znamenap]

Downloading copilot from github release assets version 1.0.21 actually installs 1.0.20 version.

PS C:\Users\xyz\Projects> . C:\Users\xyz\Documents\PowerShell\Scripts\Various-Functions.ps1; Update-Copilot -Verbose -Version 1.0.21
VERBOSE: Downloading Copilot CLI version 1.0.21 from https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/releases/download/v1.0.21/copilot-x64.msi to C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\Temp\copilot-x64-1.0.21.msi
Copilot updated successfully to version 1.0.21.

@ 2026-04-08 16:53
PS C:\Users\xyz\Projects> copilot --version
GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.20.
Run 'copilot update' to check for updates.

2026-04-08 16:53
PS C:\Users\xyz\Projects> which copilot

Path

C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\GitHubCopilotCLI\copilot.exe

@ 2026-04-08 16:53
PS C:\Users\pavel\Projects> gcm Update-Copilot | % Definition

    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
        [version] $Version,

        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
        [switch] $Force,

        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
        [string] $Uri = "https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/releases/download/v{0}/copilot-x64.msi"
    )
    process {
        $TempFile = Join-Path -Path $env:TEMP -ChildPath "copilot-x64-$Version.msi"
        if ($TempFile -and (Test-Path -LiteralPath $TempFile)) {
            Remove-Item -Path $TempFile -Force
        }
        $Uri = $Uri -f $Version.ToString(3)
        Write-Verbose "Downloading Copilot CLI version $Version from $Uri to $TempFile"
        $WebRequestParams = @{
            Uri = $Uri
            UseBasicParsing = $true
            OperationTimeoutSeconds = 180
            Method = "Get"
            OutFile = $TempFile
            Verbose = $false
            ProgressAction = "Continue"
            ErrorAction = "Stop"
        }
        Invoke-WebRequest @WebRequestParams
        $TempFileItem = Get-Item -ErrorAction Stop -Path $TempFile
        Unblock-File -Path $TempFileItem.FullName
        $Process = Start-Process -FilePath "msiexec.exe" -ArgumentList "/i `"$TempFileItem`" /qb" -Wait -PassThru -ProgressAction Continue
        if ($Process.ExitCode -eq 0) {
            Write-Host "Copilot updated successfully to version $Version." -ForegroundColor Green
        }
        else {
            Write-Error "Failed to update Copilot. Exit code: $($Process.ExitCode)"
        }
    }

[znamenap]

After renaming my local pkg directory:
Rename-Item -Force C:\Users\pavel\.copilot\pkg pkg.old
and proceeding with the same step to install 1.0.21
I'm getting version of copilot 1.0.7

PS C:\Users\xyz\Projects> . C:\Users\xyz\Documents\PowerShell\Scripts\Various-Functions.ps1; Update-Copilot -Verbose -Version 1.0.21
VERBOSE: Downloading Copilot CLI version 1.0.21 from https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/releases/download/v1.0.21/copilot-x64.msi to C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\Temp\copilot-x64-1.0.21.msi
Copilot updated successfully to version 1.0.21.

@ 2026-04-08 17:05
PS C:\Users\xyz\Projects> copilot --version
GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.7.
Run 'copilot update' to check for updates.

I need to change my function to use copilot to report the version installed in fact.

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Running copilot update after version 1.0.7 install, this is the output.

Update-Copilot -Verbose -Version 1.0.21
Copilot package installation completed successfully.
VERBOSE: Verifying Copilot CLI installation by checking its version:
Installed Copilot CLI version:
GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.7. Run 'copilot update' to check for updates.
WARNING: Installed Copilot CLI version does not match expected version 1.0.21. Trying to update via copilot CLI itself.
Checking for updates...
Error during update: Failed to download package: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename 'C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\copilot\pkg\universal\1.0.21' -> 'C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\copilot\pkg\universal.replaced-1.0.21-5288-1775661493405'

Listing the directory and cannot see the content in question

ls C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\copilot\pkg\universal\ -Force

Directory:  C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\copilot\pkg\universal

Mode LastWriteTime Length Name

---

d---- 20.03.2026 1:28 1 1.0.7

Listing C:\Users\xyz.copilot\pkg -> not found was renamed to pkg.old

[znamenap]

It started updating and working well only after I've deleted the existing folder:

remove-item -Recurse -Force C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Local\copilot

Unfortunately, I have lost some setup, so I'm advising you to rename it first and move what you think is worth keeping.