About this tag
The github authentication tag collects WindowsForum.com guidance on how Git for Windows stores and reuses sign-in credentials for GitHub and similar hosts. The recurring theme is stale or expired credentials cached in Windows Credential Manager by Git Credential Manager, which can keep breaking pull, fetch, and push operations even after you think you have signed out. Discussion covers locating and removing the stored entry so Git prompts for a fresh sign-in, and it touches related hosts such as Azure DevOps when a changed account causes the same failures. It is practical troubleshooting for Windows developers rather than a general GitHub feature overview.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Git for Windows: Reset Stale HTTPS Credentials

    Git for Windows can save HTTPS sign-in details in Windows Credential Manager, which is why an expired GitHub token or a changed Azure DevOps account can keep breaking pull, fetch, and push long after you believe you have signed out. The fix is usually local: find the credential entry that Git...