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How to avoid Error 400 when signing in to Minecraft Launcher on Linux Mint?
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Mike Patterson
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I've downloaded the official .DEB version of Minecraft Launcher for Linux Mint and got it installed correctly. When I go to sign in with my Microsoft account, I get the following message: "Please retry with a different device or other authentication method to sign in. For more details, please see ****this link"
The link it directs to is this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/error-400-when-signing-in-7af27146-7624-4397-a374-6f8eae4367fe
I have two-factor authentication set up with an authenticator app (Duo Mobile) but the minecraft launcher never even asks for my two-factor authentication. If I try to sign in with fingerprint, PIN, or security key, it only asks for security key, no options for PIN. I even tried signing in via Github and linked those accounts to no avail: signing in via Github leads me to the same "Please retry with a different device or other authentication method to sign in" message.
I can also confirm that I have purchased Minecraft Java Edition at https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/msaprofile.
Please help! What can I do to sign in to the official Minecraft Launcher with my Microsoft account? I definitely have purchased it and can't sign in to the Launcher.
Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
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Valentin Belev 15 Reputation points2026-01-11T13:46:45.3533333+00:00 Have the same issue. It was working fine a week ago.
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mwa 10 Reputation points2026-02-24T21:09:13.63+00:00 I have the same issue on a HP laptop with ubuntu, it worked on my other ubuntu laptop.
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Helios SL 0 Reputation points2026-04-21T12:50:26.4333333+00:00 I have the same issue. I connected from the launcher correctly for 2 days after purchasing minecraft, and then I got this message out of the blue: Please retry with a different device or other authentication method to sign in.
I tried everything possible (removing password, changing password, application password, passkey, etc.), and everything failed. Worse, the passkey consistently asks for a physical USB key when I configured a code. There is no way to type the code...
I purchased Minecraft and cannot use it because of the Microsoft authentication. All online discussions report the error is coming from MS. Aren't you ever unblocking the blocked accounts?
Thank you
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Noah Hartmann 0 Reputation points2026-05-16T08:23:02.7866667+00:00 I am having the same issue when trying log into pojavlauncher for ios
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