Unable to Use Personal Access Tokens (PAT) in Github Desktop

Describe the bug

Github recently sent me the following alert:

You recently used a password to access an endpoint through the GitHub API using git-credential-manager (Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0; Win32NT; x64) CLR/4.0.30319 git-tools/1.18.3. We will deprecate basic authentication using password to this endpoint soon:
https://api.github.com/user/subscriptions
We recommend using a personal access token (PAT) with the appropriate scope to access this endpoint instead. Visit https://github.com/settings/tokens for more information.

The only endpoint I have used to log in with is the Desktop app. I created a PAT, which says it may be used as a password. I logged out of Github Desktop, then attempted to log back in with my email address and the PAT, instead of my password. I received an authentication error: Bad username or password. Instead, I signed in with my password.

Version & OS

Win 10, Github 2.2.4

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens
2. Create new PAT
3. Sign out of Github Desktop
4. Sign into Github Desktop
5. Look for a place to enter a PAT. Seeing none, enter PAT in password field.
6. Authentication error.

Expected behavior

Expected a PAT to act as an alternative to a password; OR see a location to enter a PAT; OR see a link for instructions on how to use a PAT in the desktop.

Actual behavior

None of those things occurred. It was a regular old email/password login screen.

[steveward]

@aarontitus as we have not heard back from you I am going to close this issue out. If you are still having issues authenticating please let us know!

[steveward]

@BalintN-MPP you do not need to generate a PAT to use with GitHub Desktop unless you are using a third-party service like GitLab or Bitbucket.