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Re-sign-in to VS Code using Github instead of Microsoft

I recently got started with Visual Studio Code, and I'm really enjoying it. At first, I signed in with my Microsoft account from the sign in to sync >sign in with Microsoft/GitHub menu, but I want to log out and change to my GitHub account instead.

If I click Sign Out, it will sign me out, but when I click on Sign In again, it auto-redirects me to the Microsoft login as far as I've experienced.

I may be able to do it by reinstalling VS Code, but I don't really want to go through the setup process and uninstall/reinstall stuff.

Is this possible?

I also noticed here that 'you can also link a GitHub account to a new or existing Microsoft account.' If this is the correct way to do this (or is what I'm trying to ask), then how can I do that?

Solution

  • Solved it: Here's how I did it:

    1. Sign out through sidebar>accounts>(account)>sign out

    2. Through menu bar commands (Shift-Cmd-P), Settings Sync: Turn Off

    3. sidebar>accounts>backup_and_sync_settings

    4. Select items to sync (in my case, all)

    5. Select 'Sign In'

    6. Select from Github or Microsoft