The plug-in typically can find your GCC and gdb installations on its own, so all you must do is set up a VS Code configuration. Within VS Code, there are a couple of ways to create the configuration.

If you want to use Copilot to generate code, follow the instructions mentioned here to integrate it with Visual Studio using Power Platform tool.

Learn how to unlock GPT-5 in VS Code using GitHub Copilot Pro. Here are the steps and how to bypass usage limits using your API key.

If you’re an R programmer hoping to try GitHub Copilot, you’ll need to use Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code. Here’s how to set up and use VS Code for R.

To use the Gemini Assistant or Gemini Code Assist in VS Code, you need to install it from the Extensions repository. Then, authorize VS Code to access your account to use Gemini Code Assist.

Believe it or not you can use Microsoft's Visual Studio Code from your web browser, or at least, versions of it.

If you want to code using Visual Studio Code but you're using a Chromebook, it's not a problem at all.