How to resolve "The server you are trying to access is using an authentication protocol not supported by this version of Office"?
Exit the OneDrive for Business application. Then open Task Manager and make sure the
groove.exe
process is no longer running. Otherwise, end the process through Task Manager.End the
msosync.exe
process through Task Manager.This is necessary, because we need to delete data that is accessed by these processes.
Open Credential Manager from the Control Panel, switch to the Windows Credentials section and delete all stored credentials that refer to
MicrosoftOffice
.Open the Registry Editor (
regedit.exe
) and navigate to the Office 2016 branch atHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\Internet
. If aServer Cache
key exists here, delete it.If you had older versions of Office installed at some point, delete the same key in their respective branches. For example:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Common\Internet\Server Cache
Navigate to the
AppData
folder associated with Office 2016 at%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Office\16.0\
If aSpw
folder exists here, delete it.In the same folder, delete the contents of the
OfficeFileCache
folder.If you had older versions of Office installed at some point, repeat the same steps in the respective folders. For example:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Office\15.0\
Log in at https://portal.office.com and enter your OneDrive. Click the Synchronize link in the toolbar to invoke synchronization in OneDrive for Business.