I received the message - GitHub desktop authentication failed. What should I do?

671 Asked by AnilJha in QA Testing , Asked on May 9, 2022

My github desktop was working correctly. I am able to perform all the operations like Commit, Pull, Push. Today I am trying to push my code, observe below error :

Authentication failed. You may not have permission to access the repository or the repository may have been archived. Open options and verify that you're signed in with an account that has permission to access this repository.

My environment :

Windows : 10

GitHub Desktop : 1.6.1

Answered by Andrew Jenkins

Step for fix issue of GitHub desktop authentication failed:

Remove repo from GitHub Desktop

Logout from your github account [File > Options]

File > Add Local Repository

Repository > Repository Settings and change to https URL [Important tweek]

It started working back for me.

I received the message - GitHub desktop authentication failed. What should I do?

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