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Fix git authentication issue

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Description of the issue: Any git command that communicates with the remote repository is suddenly failing and you are getting "fatal authentication failed" error. How to fix? In Windows environment: Click Start Type: Credential Manager (On Windows 10, this is under "Start->Settings". Then search for "Credential Manager"  Open the app, click on the  Windows Credentials  tab  Locate the credentials that you want to remove/update, they will start with "git:"   Click on the credential entry, it will open a details view of the entry. Click Edit or Remove as required and confirm.  Try again issue should be gone.