Default Enablement of Copilot Features for Copilot Business and Enterprise
GitHub is transitioning to a global default policy that automatically enables all generally available Copilot features and supported client capabilities for Business and Enterprise organizations. Administrators are granted a 28-day window to review and adjust these settings before the new default policy takes effect.
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GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise organization administrators and their associated developer teams.
This change accelerates the adoption rate of new AI-assisted coding features across large organizations while shifting the burden of control from 'opt-in' to 'opt-out', which may impact security and compliance workflows.
Full Fact Overview
This policy shift represents a move toward 'opt-out' management for GitHub Copilot features, ensuring that new generally available capabilities are immediately accessible to enterprise users upon release. By standardizing the enablement state, GitHub reduces the administrative overhead for organizations that previously had to manually toggle new features. The 28-day grace period serves as a compliance and governance buffer, allowing IT and security teams to evaluate new features against internal policies before they are automatically activated across their developer base.