Master GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2025 – Free & Easy 🚀

Use GitHub Copilot for free in Visual Studio: https://aka.ms/vs-copilot-free

Learn to leverage GitHub Copilot’s free tier, now seamlessly integrated with Visual Studio, to supercharge your coding workflow. From signing up to diving into .NET projects, this tutorial covers it all: understanding codebases with Copilot Chat, writing smarter code with AI-assisted completions, refactoring across multiple files with Copilot Edits, and generating AI-powered commit messages for when you’re ready to push your changes. Whether you're new to Copilot or looking to maximize its features, this video has you covered!

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:34 - Set up GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio
02:47 - Code completions & suggestions
04:53 - Commit messages with GitHub Copilot
05:30 - GitHub Copilot Edits: AI-powered code editing sessions
08:10 - Multi-model support
09:14 - Slash commands to optimize code

Resources:
Get the Visual Studio Preview for the GitHub Copilot signup process shown here: https://learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-notes-preview?tabs=preview3
Blog Announcement: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/announcing-a-free-github-copilot-for-visual-studio/
Download: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/preview/
GitHub Copilot Chat: https://learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/ide/visual-studio-github-copilot-chat
Code Referencing: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/introducing-code-referencing-for-github-copilot-chat-in-visual-studio/
Copilot Commit Messages: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/write-your-git-commits-with-github-copilot/
Pull Request Descriptions: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/let-github-copilot-draft-of-your-pull-request-description/
Customize Commit Messages: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/git-tooling-updates-in-visual-studio-17-12/#customize-ai-git-commit-message
Slash Commands: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/mastering-slash-commands-with-github-copilot-in-visual-studio/

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