Visual studio Cloud explorer can't sign in to Azure with MFA

Question

Hi

I'm signed in in Visual studio and can connect to our TFS.

But when I open Cloud explorer I'll get prompted to reenter my credentials.
We are using MFA and when I get to that stage in the sign in process I'll never get e notification to the Auth App in my phone. I've tried to search for login attempts from the app but doesn't find any. When I try to use the code generated in the Auth app it says that it is the wrong code.

I've tried to set my mfa to login using sms-code instead or application code but when trying to sign in from VS I'll only get prompted to sign in using the app. Even after I removed Auth app as an alternativ for mfa.

When signing in to Sharepoint for example using the web, all of the above behave as expected and I can sign in.

Answer 1

Hi @AN ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

Which version of Visual Studio are you using?

You could have a try with the following workarounds:

1. Update your Visual Studio to the latest version.
2. Click on the Account settings in the upper-right and try to re-enter your credentials.
3. In Cloud Explorer, click on Manage Accounts and remove all accounts, then, relaunch your VS and re-enter your credentials.
4. Enable “System web browser” under Tools > Options > Environment > Accounts > Add and reauthenticate accounts using: dropdown.

If it still persists, please share us some screenshots of the error messages in order for us to investigate it further.

Sincerely,
Anna

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