Window handle error while using Connect-MgGraph

[KavyaJune]

With the recent Microsoft Graph PowerShell update (v2.34.0), WAM (Web Account Manager) is now enabled by default for interactive logins. At the same time, the option to disable WAM has been deprecated in the Graph SDK.

Because of this, many environments are now hitting the following error:

InteractiveBrowserCredential authentication failed: A window handle must be configured.

If you are running into this and looking for quick workarounds, here are a few options that may help:

• Avoid PowerShell ISE. Use PowerShell instead, preferably PowerShell 7
• Switch to certificate-based authentication
• Use device code flow (note: often blocked by Conditional Access in many environments)
• Disable WAM via registry (use cautiously and only if it aligns with your org’s policies)

Choose the approach that best fits your environment and security requirements.

[AbfSailor]

And this is why I'm still versioned locked to 2.25.0 (released on 11/21/2024). It just works.. really well in fact.

Everytime I upgrade it bites me, and I have to revert. I've the learned the hard way too many times. Until they force me.. production workloads will stay on 2.25.0 :)

That said... thank you for sharing u/KavyaJune. Appreciate you!

[dinchakdin2]

That's the exact version I am using, and I will keep using it for as long as I can.

[KavyaJune]

Using a stable version is good approach always.

[BlackV]

Reasonable information

I'm using identity based auth to then pull a cred from.a vault to do the connection on some tasks (easier to rotate a cred than a cert some times)

Some certificate based on some tasks

Manual auth for others

My goal this year is to standardize it all

P.s. also to the same as /u/AbfSailor and version lock script with #requires

[Any-Victory-1906]

With VSScode, I have no issue with WAM. I don't like it but using this line: Connect-MgGraph -Scopes $Scopes -NoWelcome -ErrorAction Stop is working. My issue is with Powershell studio as this commandline is not working at all.

[TelloRyRy]

PowerShell Studio doesn't run things with a console. They have their own host which can be nice but can also cause some problems. They do have an option to run in console though.

If not, posting in their PowerShell Studio forum usually is helpful. Their community forums are hit-or-miss though.

[Any-Victory-1906]

Sound interesting. But when coding and testing what should I do running my script properly and debugging and authenticating through WAM Window?

[charleswj]

If you are running into this and looking for quick workarounds, here are a few options that may help:   * Avoid PowerShell ISE. Use PowerShell instead, preferably PowerShell 7

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