How do I reset GitHub Copilot extension in Visual Studio 2022? (Not Visual Studio Code)

Question

My GitHub Copilot extension keeps saying I am not signed in even though I have signed in to GitHub. Here is a screenshot.

I have tried uninstalling/installing the extension, even logging out and logging in back to GitHub, nothing works.

Unfortunately, there's no option to reset the extension from Visual Studio UI.

Answer 1

Nevermind..., I have nuked my Visual Studio settings effectively resetting everything to default and then reinstall the Copilot extension.

I followed the guide here to reset my Visual Studio extension setting : http://www.michalsakowicz.com/2018/05/26/visual-studio-extensions-issues.html

Option 4, Reset all settings in Visual Studio

Delete folders %APPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\17.0_??????? (where question marks are some random instance characters.)

After that Visual Studio settings will be reset and I reinstall all my extensions from scratch.