docs/content/copilot/getting-started/getting-started-with-github-copilot-in-visual-studio.md

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Getting started with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio	Visual Studio	Learn how to install {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Visual Studio, and start seeing suggestions as you write comments and code.	feature copilot	Copilot

Prerequisites

{% data reusables.copilot.copilot-prerequisites %}

• To use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} in Visual Studio, you must have Visual Studio 2022 17.1 or later installed. For more information, see the Visual Studio IDE documentation.

Installing the Visual Studio extension

Seeing your first suggestion

Seeing alternative suggestions

Getting more suggestions

Generating code suggestions from comments

Enabling and disabling {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}

Further reading

• {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}
• About {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %}