Quick login for Desktop Windows apps

vanjmali 26

Would it be possible to for a .NET Windows app such as UWP to have access to display list of connected accounts on Windows PC?
That could be like a quick list to login faster in the app instead of need to re-type the Microsoft email, kind of like it already does for web version.

Roy Li - MSFT 32,231 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-06-07T02:23:37.113+00:00

What is the connected account that you mentioned? And I'm confused about login faster in the app, you are using Microsoft account to log in to your app?
vanjmali 26 Reputation points

2022-06-07T05:03:03.083+00:00

My bad. I meant similar to web OAtuh2, where if you have already logged in previously it will ask you to pick an account with another option to use another account.
But, instead of web, it would display list of Microsoft accounts that are connected on user's Windows PC (Settings > Accounts) with the same option to use another account.
Roy Li - MSFT 32,231 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-06-07T06:15:51.607+00:00

I still have a question, could you please be more specific about what you want to achieve? Are you using Microsoft accounts to log in to your app? Or do you want to get the users of the system?
vanjmali 26 Reputation points

2022-06-07T12:34:10.423+00:00

Sorry. I've just realized similar menu already exists, just forgot about it. I don't know its name, but here's how it looks like when trying to sign-in in Microsoft Store.
I was thinking to display the account as part of the app's UI, but this built-in window would work the same. I wonder if this menu can be used for sign-in a .NET app?
Roy Li - MSFT 32,231 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-06-08T03:18:38.297+00:00

Could you please tell me what are you trying to log into? What's the API that you used before?
vanjmali 26 Reputation points

2022-06-08T05:44:15.22+00:00

Let's say I am trying to make that in my own .NET app as a sign-in feature, I don't know if that's possible to do.
Roy Li - MSFT 32,231 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-06-17T09:31:12.987+00:00

@vanjmali Does karenpayneoregon's replay make sense?

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Karen Payne MVP 35,196 Reputation points

2022-06-08T15:56:36.45+00:00

Questions, what account types are possible besides a homebrew for the application and Windows (thinking the user has only one account at a time even though they may have several e.g. a PA account and regular account). Then how were you think about defaulting to “Use this account”.

Thinking you have done research which lead to asking this question I would recommend a hybrid solution which would not have “Use this account” but other for instance sign in with user name/password or say email address and password etc.

You can check out How to prompt for a password on Windows? which requires access to the web and a free NuGet package.
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