This new feature allows your admin to ignore certain files by excluding specific paths to content to prevent specified files from being accessed by GitHub Copilot. This will now be available for Completions, Inline, Chat, and all other Copilot experiences in Visual Studio for all GitHub Copilot for Business and GitHub Copilot for Enterprise customers.

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Copilot Content Exclusion is now available in Visual Studio 2022 17.11, allowing admins to configure GitHub Copilot to ignore certain files or paths in repositories. This feature ensures enterprise control over sensitive information and is available for both GitHub-hosted and Azure DevOps-hosted repositories. Feedback from users is encouraged to enhance the experience further.

Copilot Content Exclusion Now Available in Visual Studio 2022 17.11

Rhea Patel Product Manager, GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio