Loading

Default Browser Used instead of Embedded Browser For Sign-in to Tableau Server from Tableau Desktop

Fecha de publicación: Feb 11, 2026
Tarea

Starting with Tableau Desktop 2021.4, the default browser on the machine (external browser to Desktop) is launched for the sign-in to Tableau Server instead of using the embedded browser inside Tableau Desktop.  This article is for IT or Server Administrators and will provide instructions on going back to the previous method of using the embedded browser with Tableau Desktop and to not use the machine's default browser.

Pasos
There are 3 possible solutions to change the new default behavior.

Option 1

Use the following Tableau Server TSM command. This setting applies to all server users across all sites.

tsm configuration set -k wgserver.authentication.desktop_externalbrowser -v false
tsm pending-changes apply

Option 2

Run Tableau Desktop with the DOverride=ExternalBrowserOAuth:off future flag.
  • Windows:
"C:\Program Files\Tableau\Tableau <Version number>\bin\tableau.exe" -DOverride=ExternalBrowserOAuth:off
  • Mac:
open -a "/Applications/Tableau Desktop 2020.3.app" --args -DOverride=ExternalBrowserOAuth:off

Option 3

Specify WorkgroupUseEmbeddedBrowserServerSignIn value in Windows Registry or Mac plist.
  • Windows:
  1. Open the registry editor.
  2. Go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Tableau\{version}\Settings.
  3. Add new DWORD value:
  • Name: WorkgroupUseEmbeddedBrowserServerSignIn
  • Value: 1
  • Mac: execute the command
defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.tableau.Tableau-<version>.plist Settings.WorkgroupUseEmbeddedBrowserServerSignIn -integer 1


 
Recursos adicionales

For LBLM sign-in, embedded browser is used even if you specify the external browser. This is by design.

Número del artículo de conocimiento

001458405

 
Cargando
Salesforce Help | Article