microsoft / microsoft/intelligent-terminal

Undocumented limitation when using Intelligent Terminal with Copilot on Windows 11

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Description

Intelligent Terminal version

0.1.1531.0

Windows build number

26200.8655

Other Software

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Steps to reproduce

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Expected Behavior

I installed Intelligent Terminal on Windows 11 and, at the first natural language request (checking the status of my PC), I received this message:
Error: You are not authorized to use this Copilot feature, it requires an enterprise or organization policy to be enabled.
(Request ID: 78FF:143A60:7AD2C:8C6A2:6A2E6771)
This limitation is not mentioned on the GitHub project page and comes as an unpleasant surprise for personal users.
Other terminals like Warp do not impose similar restrictions, so I expected Intelligent Terminal, being native to Windows, to behave the same way.

Request:

Update the documentation to clarify which features require enterprise policies.

Consider making at least some diagnostic functions available to personal users.

Best Regards
Silvio Arnone

Actual Behavior

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the GitHub project page and existing Intelligent Terminal documentation for Copilot features. Confirm which features require enterprise or organization policies, then document the limitation for Windows 11 personal users. Done means the affected features and policy requirement are clearly explained.

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Assessment

Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
50/100

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