git push makes me login to github. fatal: HttpRequestException encountered

Question

Every time I push my changes, no matter what branch I am on, it prompts for username. Once I type in my username an alert pops up prompting me to input my password. Once I do it, then changes are pushed. This just started happening and is annoying to type in my login info each time I push changes. Any suggestions?

$ git push fatal: HttpRequestException encountered. An error occurred while sending the request. Username for 'https://github.com': jhower

Answer 1

jhower,

Update to the latest git and it should fix the issue.

https://github.com/Microsoft/Git-Credential-Manager-for-Windows/issues/488