Proxy Authorization Required

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The Proxy authorization required error generally occurs when users are connected to Visual Studio online resources through a proxy server, and the proxy server blocks the calls.

To correct this error, try one or more of the following steps:

  • Restart Visual Studio. A proxy authentication dialog box should appear. Enter your credentials in the dialog.

  • If the above step does not solve the problem, this may be because your proxy server does not prompt for credentials for https://go.microsoft.com addresses but does so for *.visualStudio.com addresses. For these servers, you need to add the following URLs to the allow list to unblock all sign-in scenarios in Visual Studio:

    • *.windows.net

    • *.microsoftonline.com

    • *.visualstudio.com

    • *.microsoft.com

    • *.live.com

  • You can remove the https://go.microsoft.com address from the allow list so that the proxy authentication dialog shows up for both the https://go.microsoft.com address and the server endpoints when Visual Studio is restarted.

  • If you want to use your default credentials with your proxy, do the following:

    1. Find devenv.exe.config (the devenv.exe configuration file) in: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE (or %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE).

    2. In the configuration file, find the <system.net> block, and add this code:

      <defaultProxy enabled="true" useDefaultCredentials="true">
    <proxy bypassonlocal="True" proxyaddress=" HYPERLINK "http://<yourproxy:port#" http://<yourproxy:port#>"/>
</defaultProxy>

      Insert the correct proxy address for your network in proxyaddress="<http://<yourproxy:port#>.

  • Follow the instructions in this blog post to add code that allows you to use the proxy.