Commercial software intelligenceEvidence checked · 2 October 2026
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SK-2026-231 · Enforcement & transition policy

GitHub adds a global default policy for eligible Copilot features

From 22 October 2026, eligible generally available Copilot features left Unconfigured in Business and Enterprise follow the selected global default, while explicit decisions and preview opt-ins remain preserved.

Global default policy scheduled

Commercial transition

Previous stateEligible GA feature policies left Unconfigured did not follow the new documented global default.
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New stateEligible GA features left Unconfigured follow the selected global default; explicit enable/disable decisions remain, and preview features remain opt-in.

Who is affected

GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise organizations using feature policies.

Action required

Choose the intended global default and explicitly configure exceptions before 22 October.

Evidence boundary

This is not blanket enablement of every Copilot feature; only eligible GA features left Unconfigured inherit the default, and preview features remain opt-in.

Timeline

  1. Policy announced

    GitHub announced the new global default control.

  2. Policy takes effect

    Eligible unconfigured GA features begin following the selected default.

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