No authentication provider 'microsoft' is currently registered.

[larryosborn]

• VSCode Version: 1.50.0-insider
• OS Version: MacOS 10.15

Steps to Reproduce:

1. The error happens randomly during normal code editing. Extensions host quits unexpectedly. I have two identical macs and only one has this issue.

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

The developer console has the following output:

ERR No authentication provider 'microsoft' is currently registered.: Error: No authentication provider 'microsoft' is currently registered.
    at E.getSessions (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:4461:744)
    at async e.getAccounts (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:6116:153)
    at async e.update (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:6115:899)

Extension host terminated unexpectedly. Code:  0  Signal:  null
_onExtensionHostCrashed @ abstractExtensionService.ts:424
log.ts:197   

ERR Extension host terminated unexpectedly. The following extensions were running: vscode.microsoft-authentication, ms-vscode.js-debug, vscode.debug-auto-launch, vscode.emmet, vscode.git, vscode.merge-conflict, vscode.search-result, vscode.npm, vscode.github-authentication, vscode.github, vscode.configuration-editing, vscode.extension-editing, vscode.json-language-features, vscodevim.vim, vscode.typescript-language-features, vscode.html-language-features
notificationsAlerts.ts:40 Extension host terminated unexpectedly.
onDidChangeNotification @ notificationsAlerts.ts:25
log.ts:197   

ERR No authentication provider 'microsoft' is currently registered.: Error: No authentication provider 'microsoft' is currently registered.
    at E.getSessions (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:4461:744)
    at async e.getAccounts (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:6116:153)
    at async e.update (file:///Applications/Visual Studio Code - Insiders.app/Contents/Resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.desktop.main.js:6115:899)

[larryosborn]

If there's any workarounds, I'd love to try them. I've deleted my .vscode directory, reinstalled, deleted vscode entries from my KeyChain.

[RMacfarlane]

This looks like a duplicate of #106321, which has been fixed but not released. In the meantime, can you try removing the cached credentials from the keychain by opening "Keychain Access" and deleting the entry for "vscode-insiders-microsoft.login"?

[RMacfarlane]

Actually, scratch that - this should already be in insiders. Can you open the output panel and paste what's in the logs for "Microsoft Authentication", and also "Log (Settings Sync)"?

[larryosborn]

Microsoft Authentication:

Output for this is empty.

GitHub Authentication:

Output for this is empty.

Log (Settings Sync):

This output repeats with the following:

[2020-10-05 15:26:32.199] [userDataSync] [info] Auto Sync: Triggered by Activity
[2020-10-05 15:26:32.282] [userDataSync] [info] Settings: No changes found during synchronizing settings.
[2020-10-05 15:26:32.284] [userDataSync] [info] Keybindings: No changes found during synchronizing keybindings.
[2020-10-05 15:26:32.285] [userDataSync] [info] Snippets: No changes found during synchronizing snippets.
[2020-10-05 15:26:32.290] [userDataSync] [info] GlobalState: No changes found during synchronizing ui state.
[2020-10-05 15:26:32.330] [userDataSync] [info] Extensions: No changes found during synchronizing extensions.
[2020-10-05 15:26:32.332] [userDataSync] [info] Sync done. Took 53ms

[larryosborn]

For what it's worth, I have not seen these errors since a system update and vscode update. I think the gremlins have moved on. I can no longer reproduce the issue. 🤷‍♂️