Issue with Azure extension

[vmisirlis010]

Does this occur consistently?
Repro steps:

Action: azextAgent.activate
Error type: Error
Error Message: This operating system and architecture is not supported by the GitHub Copilot for Azure extension. If you believe this is an error, please contact the extension authors. win-x64

Version: 1.0.164
OS: win32
OS Arch: x64
OS Release: 10.0.26200
Product: Visual Studio Code
Product Version: 1.109.5
Language: en
UTC time: Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:14:30 GMT

Call Stack

extension.bundle.js:2:2140471extension.bundle.js:2:2140471
fulfilled extension.bundle.js:2:2138044

[github-actions]

Thanks for reporting this, @vmisirlis010! 🙏

This has been labeled as a bug since the extension is failing to activate on a supported platform (Windows x64), and vscode since it's specific to the VS Code extension. The error message "This operating system and architecture is not supported" on win-x64 appears to be unexpected behavior for a fully supported environment.

In the meantime, could you share whether you're running a standard x64 installation of VS Code, or perhaps a special build (e.g., ARM emulation, WSL, or a custom environment)? That context would help narrow down the root cause. Thank you for your patience while the team investigates!

Generated by Issue Triage for issue #1109

[msalaman]

@vmisirlis010 are you consistently seeing this error? Can you confirm that the machine you are running this on is a Windows x64 machine?

[vmisirlis010]

Hi yes I constantly get the error window and at random times… Yes I am running windows x64 on a  surface laptop 7th edition Sent from my iPhoneOn 5 Mar 2026, at 6:30 PM, msalaman ***@***.***> wrote:Re: [microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure] Issue with Azure extension (Issue ***@***.*** are you consistently seeing this error? Can you confirm that the machine you are running this on is a Windows x64 machine?—Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub or unsubscribe.You are receiving this email because you authored the thread.Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android.                                                           

[msalaman]

@vmisirlis010 from my understanding Surface Laptop 7th edition is powered by ARM architecture, and I suspect this could be the reason for the error, can you try downloading the Windows ARM64 version of VSCode and then installing the extension on there?

[vmisirlis010]

Hello it was a standard installation exe from the official website.Let me know if you want specific telemetry and I will give you all the details.Kind regards,Vangelis Sent from my iPhoneOn 9 Mar 2026, at 7:57 PM, msalaman ***@***.***> wrote:Re: [microsoft/GitHub-Copilot-for-Azure] Issue with Azure extension (Issue ***@***.*** from my understanding Surface Laptop 7th edition is powered by ARM architecture, and I suspect this could be the reason for the error, can you try downloading the Windows ARM64 version of VSCode and then installing the extension on there?—Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub or unsubscribe.You are receiving this email because you were mentioned.Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android.