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Failed to install plugin: Access is denied. (os error 5)

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
40/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
shell
Domain
cli

Research direction

The issue references an attachment 'copilot-cli-bug.md' for details, which is not provided in the payload. Start by locating that file or any logs about plugin installation failures. Examine the plugin update command in the codebase to understand file permissions and error handling. Check for specific plugins that cause the 'Access is denied' error on Windows (os error 5).

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Description

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Describe the bug

copilot-cli-bug.md

Affected version

1.0.87

Steps to reproduce the behavior

On Copilot CLI run 'copilot plugin update --all' or update all on copilot desktop. Error happens sometimes on specific plugins. Refer to copilot-cli-bug.md for more details.

Expected behavior

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Additional context

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