GitHub starts enforcing the global default policy for Copilot features

GitHub says it is gradually rolling out enforcement of the global default policy for generally available Copilot features and supported client capabilities on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans, announced in September. Rollout runs through October 26, so it may take effect at different times for different enterprises and organizations.

• What changes: eligible generally available features left "Unconfigured" are set to the selected global default: Enabled, Disabled, or Let organizations decide. This is a one-time change; later changes to the default policy do not alter feature policies that are already set.
• What stays: explicit choices, whether a feature was enabled or disabled, are preserved. Preview features remain opt-in; if an organization opted into a preview that later becomes generally available, that choice is kept, otherwise the default applies once it becomes eligible.
• Scope: eligible settings under "Features & clients" and "MCP servers in Copilot". Administrators can review the setting under AI Controls → Copilot → Default policy for new features.