GitHubLoginFailedError: Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register

[tbwcjw]

Token did generate on github.com and "Copilot in github.com" (on the GitHub Copilot settings menu) is enabled.

• Copilot Chat Extension Version: 1.256.0
• VS Code Version: 1.92.2
• OS Version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22635
• Logs:

• GitHub Copilot Chat:

2025-01-11 03:16:01.201 [info] Initializing Git extension service.
2025-01-11 03:16:02.153 [info] Successfully activated the vscode.git extension.
2025-01-11 03:16:02.153 [info] Enablement state of the vscode.git extension: true.
2025-01-11 03:16:02.154 [info] Successfully registered Git commit message provider.
2025-01-11 03:16:06.290 [error] Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register: Failed to get copilot token
2025-01-11 03:16:06.290 [error] GitHub Copilot could not connect to server. Extension activation failed: "Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register"
2025-01-11 03:16:06.290 [warning] [LanguageModelAccess] LanguageModel/Embeddings are not available without auth token
2025-01-11 03:16:06.290 [error] Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register
2025-01-11 03:16:06.290 [warning] [LanguageModelAccess] LanguageModel/Embeddings are not available without auth token
2025-01-11 03:16:06.290 [error] Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register
2025-01-11 03:16:06.290 [info] activationBlocker from 'languageModelAccess' took for 3930ms
2025-01-11 03:16:06.291 [error] Error getting a session: Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register
2025-01-11 03:16:06.292 [error] Error getting a session: Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register
2025-01-11 03:17:27.733 [info] Removed 16 expired certificates

• GitHub Copilot:

2025-01-11 03:16:26.204 [error] [default] github.copilot.signIn: GitHubLoginFailedError: Timed out waiting for authentication provider to register
    at getSessionHelper (c:\Users\chris\.vscode\extensions\github.copilot-1.256.0\extension\src\session.ts:77:42)
    at signInCommand (c:\Users\chris\.vscode\extensions\github.copilot-1.256.0\extension\src\auth.ts:63:5)
    at c:\Users\chris\.vscode\extensions\github.copilot-1.256.0\extension\src\telemetry.ts:24:13
    at cw.h (file:///c:/Users/chris/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:115:32825) {
  cause: undefined
}

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Install Copilot extension. Wait for sidebar to load.
2. Click "Sign in to Use Copilot for Free"
3. Navigate to output > GitHub Copilot or GitHub Copilot Chat

[TylerLeonhardt]

If you restart vscode and try again do you still get this?

[tbwcjw]

Yes, the issue persists through restarts. I have also tried switching to the beta branch of vscode, and an older version. I have also tried signing into github through different browsers.

[TylerLeonhardt]

can you verify that the GitHub Auth extension is running? Search for @builtin GitHub Auth in the Extension pane.

[tbwcjw]

Yes, it is

[TylerLeonhardt]

How many extensions do you have installed? If it's enabled, then I can only guess that there are extensions competing with it at startup.

[tbwcjw]

I went through and disabled all my extensions to make sure they weren't conflicting. No dice. Apologies for the late reply

[TylerLeonhardt]

tbwcjw does everything appear to be working at least? Can you use Copilot features?

[tbwcjw]

TylerLeonhardt not without authenticating no. The sign in button still does nothing, the logs are no different to what they were before.

[TylerLeonhardt]

Can you try VS Code Insiders? We fixed something in this space recently and I'd love to confirm.

[vs-code-engineering]

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Happy Coding!