It fails in Windows unless credentials are removed

[WindowsNT]

It dies after a Windows update

Fix:
control /name Microsoft.CredentialManager
and delete the Copilot Credential

Then copilot.exe runs again.

Recommendend solution: Don't die if the credential store is broken, just remove the credential and restart.

[github-actions]

Thank you for opening this issue, @WindowsNT!

I've labeled this as a bug and needs-info because we need a bit more detail to investigate:

Missing information:

1. What exact error message do you see when it "dies"? (full error output would be helpful)
2. What version of the Copilot CLI are you using? (run copilot --version)
3. Can you provide the exact steps to reproduce the issue?
4. What Windows version/update triggered this?

Clarification:

• This issue mentions copilot.exe specifically. Are you using the standalone CLI, or are you using one of our SDKs (.NET, Go, Node.js, or Python)? This repository is for the SDK, but your issue may be related to the underlying CLI tool.

Once we have these details, we can better route this issue and investigate the credential manager integration.

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[WindowsNT]

1.No error, just exit.
2.Latest but previous versions also die
3.Windows update in Insider Preview -> Restart -> Boom
4.Windows 11 Insider Preview Dev Channel

[SteveSandersonMS]

Thanks for reporting this. Do you have any repro steps? I'm not sure what will cause the credential store to be broken.

[WindowsNT]

It happened after a Windows update (Insider). Somewhere it is exiting (gracefully or crash) if credentials are not what it wants?