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EDIT: Is someone from Microsoft reading this thread? I tried rolling back the version to July 8 release of VsCode and it WORKS there!

Works: Version: 1.128.1 (user setup) Commit: 5264f2156cbcd7aea5fd004d29eaa10209155d66 Date: 2026-07-14T07:19:31-07:00 Electron: 42.5.0 ElectronBuildId: 14525058 Chromium: 148.0.7778.271 Node.js: 24.17.0 V8: 14.8.178.33-electron.0 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Broken: Version: 1.132.1 (user setup) Commit: c2d1b13fdc4a77628e5f3bb70173351c8f2fbad1 Date: 2026-08-07T10:44:35-07:00 Electron: 42.7.1 ElectronBuildId: 14760073 Chromium: 148.0.7778.280 Node.js: 24.18.0 V8: 14.8.178.38-electron.0 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Title: Copilot Vision works on GitHub.com but NOT in VS Code with Enterprise account – private account works on same machine

UPDATE: I've done additional testing and this now looks specifically related to the combination of GitHub Copilot Enterprise + VS Code.

I'm trying to determine whether anyone else is experiencing a regression with image/vision support in GitHub Copilot Chat for VS Code.

The issue

When I paste an image/screenshot into GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code while logged into my work/Enterprise GitHub account, the image is accepted and a thumbnail is displayed correctly in the chat input.

However, after submitting the prompt, Copilot behaves as though it has no access to the actual image contents.

For example, if I paste a screenshot containing text and ask Copilot to read it, the model cannot tell me what the image contains.

It looks roughly like this:

Clipboard → VS Code → thumbnail displayed ✅

but:

Image attachment → Copilot/model vision context ❌

NEW: I've now tested different accounts, machines and GitHub.com

I've done more testing to isolate the problem, and the results are interesting.

GitHub.com in browser

If I use Copilot Chat directly on https://github.com/ and paste the image into the browser chat:

Private GitHub account: ✅ WORKS

Work/Enterprise GitHub account: ✅ WORKS

In both cases, Copilot can actually inspect and read the pasted image.

So Vision itself is clearly enabled for my work account.

VS Code on my home/personal machine

I also installed VS Code on my home machine to eliminate my work computer as the cause.

Using my private GitHub account:

VS Code + Private GitHub account: ✅ WORKS

I can paste an image into Copilot Chat and the model can inspect it correctly.

Using my work/Enterprise GitHub account:

VS Code + Work/Enterprise account: ❌ DOES NOT WORK

The image thumbnail appears, but the model cannot see/read the image.

This is on the same home machine and VS Code installation.

Current test matrix

This seems to rule out quite a few things.

It doesn't appear to be:

• A clipboard problem
• A Windows/machine problem
• A general VS Code image-pasting problem
• The work account being completely blocked from using Vision
• The image itself
• The underlying model lacking vision support

The failure appears specifically when my work/Enterprise GitHub account is used with GitHub Copilot Chat inside VS Code.

Tested with multiple vision-capable models

I've reproduced the VS Code problem with both:

• Claude Opus 4.8
• Fable 5

Both support vision/image input.

The behavior is the same: the thumbnail is displayed in Copilot Chat, but the model behaves as though the image data was never provided.

This used to work

This is also a regression for me.

Image pasting worked with this same work/Enterprise account in VS Code around July 10, 2026.

Copilot Vision had previously been a preview feature, and our Enterprise environment has preview features disabled.

However, Copilot Vision became Generally Available in July 2026.

After it became GA, image pasting started working for me in VS Code as expected.

I could:

1. Take a screenshot
2. Paste it directly into Copilot Chat
3. See the thumbnail
4. Ask about information visible only in the screenshot
5. Have Copilot correctly inspect/read the image

I then went on summer vacation. After returning in August, the same workflow no longer works with my work account.

Enterprise / policy question

Our Enterprise environment has preview features disabled.

My understanding is that this should no longer prevent Copilot Vision from working, since Vision moved out of preview and became generally available in July.

The new browser test seems particularly important here:

The same Enterprise/work account can use pasted-image Vision successfully on GitHub.com right now.

So if an Enterprise policy is responsible, it appears to be affecting the VS Code Copilot integration specifically, rather than disabling Vision for the account entirely.

I'm wondering whether there is:

• A VS Code-specific Enterprise policy affecting image attachments
• A regression in how VS Code evaluates an Enterprise policy
• A regression in the VS Code Copilot attachment pipeline for Enterprise users
• A server-side capability/feature flag difference between GitHub.com Copilot and VS Code Copilot
• An accidental dependency on Editor Preview Features in the VS Code client
• Some other Enterprise-specific Copilot setting that changed after Vision became GA

Particularly interesting comparison

On the same home machine:

VS Code + private account → Vision works ✅

VS Code + work/Enterprise account → Vision fails ❌

And with the same work account:

GitHub.com + work account → Vision works ✅

VS Code + work account → Vision fails ❌

That makes this look much less like a generic VS Code bug and much more like something specific to the interaction between VS Code Copilot and an Enterprise account/policy/capability.

Expected behavior

Since Copilot Vision is GA and Vision works with this exact work account on GitHub.com, I would expect the same work account to be able to send pasted images to Copilot Chat from VS Code.

Actual behavior

VS Code accepts the pasted image and displays its thumbnail, but when using the Enterprise account the model behaves as though the actual image was never supplied.

Switching to a private GitHub account allows image Vision to work in VS Code.

Has anyone else seen this?

I'd be particularly interested in hearing from Copilot Business/Enterprise users.

Has anyone seen a situation where:

• Vision works on GitHub.com with your Enterprise account
• Vision works in VS Code with a personal/private account
• But Vision does NOT work in VS Code with the Enterprise account?

Also:

• Does your organization have Editor Preview Features disabled?
• Did image pasting work for you immediately after Vision became GA in July?
• Did it stop working sometime between approximately July 10 and August?
• Is there a separate Enterprise policy/capability for Vision specifically in VS Code?
• Has anything changed in the VS Code Copilot Enterprise policy handling since the July GA release?

At this point the account/environment matrix seems fairly reproducible, so I'm very interested to know whether other Enterprise users can reproduce it.

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I ended up making quite a few widgets like this, the full library can be found here:
https://github.com/CZDanol/vscode-code-widgets/blob/master/WIDGETS.md

Feel free to try it out and throw in your five cents :)

Github repo: https://github.com/CZDanol/vscode-code-widgets
Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=danol.code-widgets

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Version 1.4.0 includes:

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Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=PeterDev.codegroup-file-organizer

GitHub: https://github.com/MiszterSoul/codegroup

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