Error encountered while cloning the remote repository with VS 2015 Update 3 (TFS 2015 Update 3)
After struggling with the above problem for a week, I posted the question today. But right after posting, I landed on a solution.
It has nothing to do with visual studio/tfs upgrade. I must have entered wrong tfs credential information (while checking remember me box). With remember me feature, the team explorer never gave me a chance to correct the credential information and probably kept using stored wrong credentials. Here is what I had to do to correct the issue:
- Control Panel\User Accounts\Credential Manager
- Remove any tfs related credentials.
- Launch visual studio
- It will now prompt you for tfs credential information.
Problem solved.
The following post (though dated) helped me in solving the problem:https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudioalm/2012/08/29/clearing-the-credentials-for-connecting-to-a-team-foundation-server/