Don't see github copilot in Windows 11 parallel desktop in Macbook Pro M1 MAX

[emranashraf]

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Hi,

I'm trying to install GitHub Copilot on Windows 11 Visual Studio 2022 17.4.3 installed in Parallel Desktop on my Macbook Pro M1 MAX. When I try to search "Copilot" extension in Visual Studio it's not showing anything.

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Hardware: Macbook Pro M1 MAX
OS: Windows 11 installed on Parallel Desktop
Visual Studio 2022 for windows version 17.4.3

[iamcjwilliams]

Sorry for the trouble here, please visit this doc to troubleshoot your issue: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/troubleshooting-github-copilot

[Wowotoe]

Copilot just updated their VS requirements to 17.4+ last week. But VS Installer for 17.4 cannot selects AMD version under Win11 ARM. I think there are many developers out there are using Mac/Parallels/VS for development. To get it to work, you need to install VS 2022 17.2 with older version of Copilot extension, if you can find it.

[grovolis]

Any way to do this without downgrading yet?

[tilmann1]

I can confirm that #43779 (reply in thread) is still true. GitHub continues to monitor customer feedback for Arm64 demand to factor into future product decisions. Thanks!

[fobrs]

Please add an arm64 capable version asap!

[malaksedarous]

If the future is ARM and if Microsoft is trying to push ARM development, then Copilot for ARM is very important.

[LightspeedNZ]

Hi I'd like to see this as well!

[fobrs]

You can install it by hand. I did it and it works! Unzip and copy contents to Extensions folder.

[HerbWarren]

@fobrs Where did you get the extension to unzip? Looks like I'd need an Intel install of VS2022 to d/l the extension...

[fobrs]

@fobrs Where did you get the extension to unzip? Looks like I'd need an Intel install of VS2022 to d/l the extension...

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.copilotvs

[brucegomes]

@fobrs that marketplace link you provided says it's for amd64. will it still work on windows arm inside parallels ?

[fobrs]

unzip it, and install it by hand....

[lunasoft2001]

You can find the extension NOW direct in VS 2022 (arm version). But I think it's a preview version

[grovolis]

You can find the extension NOW direct in VS 2022 (arm version). But I think it's a preview version

You can indeed, I was able to install it and seems to work fine. I don't think it's the proper Copilot though, it's the new AI chat feature I think?

[ChrisHolcomb]

So Microsoft has Copilot for VS Code on a Mac with M2 chip, but doesn't release a version for Visual Studio 2022 running on windows 11 arm?

[johnfager]

I'd like to see this as well. A lot of us are using the Mac M2 chips and are .net developers with Parallels. I would think that cross platform has been a big push for Microsoft. This feels like an important tool for developers, so it's very disappointing that it is not released to work on ARM64.

[malaksedarous]

Help by upvoting this https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Can-we-have-Github-Copilot-support-for-V/10325883

[skay97]

Since the extension still hasn't been officially ported by Microsoft, you can do it manually like so:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/76737023
Copilot now works on my arm installation of visual studio in parallels.

[Wowotoe]

Thanks skay97. The 2nd solution from Stackoverflow link (replacing the contents in Extension folder) works for me. Now I have both Copilot and Chat available in VS 2022 v17.8.0 ARM Preview