[MCL-11965] Launcher updates always sign me out, requiring email/password to sign in.

When you open the Minecraft launcher for the first time, it asks for email/password to log in. Unless you manually log out, clear the cache, or have another profile log in, that's the only time you should be asked to manually log in.

However, every time the Minecraft Launcher updates, you will need to log back in as either it does not automatically log in or it forces a sign out (as if you clicked the logout button). This does not happen if no update is available.

To reproduce:

Open the Minecraft launcher.
Log in.
Close the Minecraft launcher, don't log out.
Open the Minecraft launcher.
Have it check for updates and update accordingly.
You will be logged out of your profile inside the launcher.

Linked issues

relates to 1

MCL-14631 Launcher loses primary account details occasionally. Resolved

Attachments

bootstrap_log.txt

launcher_cef_log.txt

launcher_log.txt

launcher_log (Update from 2.1.9616 to 2.1.12465).txt

launcher_log-1.txt

Comments 6

[Mod] violine1101 2019-09-02T11:01:30Z

We do not have enough information to find the cause of this issue.

Please attach the full launcher log found in [minecraft/launcher_log.txt|http://hopper.minecraft.net/help/guides/finding-minecraft-data-folder/].

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Rowan Hensley 2020-08-09T13:10:12Z

I get this issue too. Here's my

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I'm running macOS 10.13.6

Rowan Hensley 2020-08-09T16:03:15Z

I've often had to sign in multiple times a day, so it may not have to do with the launcher updating. Or I may be experiencing a different related bug.

PQCraft 2021-09-02T22:12:55Z

I have to sign in every time i open the launcher, its quite annoying

I switched to m$ account and im still having issues

Rune-Rune 2021-09-03T12:33:24Z

I'm also suffering from being logged out every time the launcher closes on Linux. I'm using the launcher beta because I tried seeing if this bug has been fixed there, but it has not. I've attached every launcher-related log from ~/.minecraft.

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[MCQA] Zgajak 2022-02-15T08:28:18Z

Hi there!
Could you answer few questions regarding this issue, it will help with the investigation:

Does this issue still occur on newest Launcher for Windows/Mac/Linux?
Have you tried to install Launcher from the minecraft.net website?
As for Windows, are you logged in in both Xbox app, MS store, and Launcher with the same MS account?
Have you tried signing out of all your Windows Apps, and the signing in again?
Is your Windows and associated apps (Xbox app, MS store) up-to-date?
Have you tried to re-registering MS store as written here?
Do you use VPN or any of the incompatible software on machine you try to log-in?
Could you provide us with more in-depth repro steps?

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