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Copilot cannot launch from WSL after upgrading to `1.0.64` from PowerShell

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Description

### Describe the bug

I use GitHub Copilot in both Windows (from PowerShell) and WSL.

This morning I updated the Windows installation to `1.0.64`. The Windows version is working fine after the update.

However, the WSL installation cannot launch. The error message is

```bash
$ copilot
Failed to load package index: /home/shengjiema/.cache/copilot/pkg/linux-x64/1.0.64-1/index.js SyntaxError: Invalid or unexpected token
at compileSourceTextModule (node:internal/modules/esm/utils:318:16)
at ModuleLoader.moduleStrategy (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:90:18)
at #translate (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:435:20)
at afterLoad (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:491:29)
at ModuleLoader.loadAndTranslate (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:496:12)
at #getOrCreateModuleJobAfterResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:549:36)
at afterResolve (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:597:52)
at ModuleLoader.getOrCreateModuleJob (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:603:12)
at node:internal/modules/esm/loader:622:32
at TracingChannel.tracePromise (node:diagnostics_channel:362:14)
```

### Affected version

`copilot --version` does not work in WSL, but the Windows installation says `GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.64.`

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

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### Expected behavior

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### Additional context

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Research direction

Start by reproducing `copilot` in WSL with version `1.0.64` and inspect the cached `linux-x64/1.0.64-1/index.js` referenced in the error. Compare the WSL behavior with the working PowerShell installation; done means `copilot` launches in WSL and `copilot --version` works.

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Assessment

Tech stack
node.js, powershell, shell
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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