Error "Could not connect to Tableau Cloud. Verify that your computer has network connectivity" Launching Tableau Bridge

Issue

When launching Tableau Bridge Client from Tableau Desktop 10.3 or newer, the following error occurs:

Could not connect to Tableau Cloud. Verify that your computer has network connectivity.

Environment

Tableau Bridge
SSO

Resolution

Option 1:

As a site administrator, clear the connected clients for the affected computer from the user's account settings page. For more information, see Access Sites from Connected Clients.

Option 2:

On the computer running Tableau Bridge, clear all Tableau credentials from Windows Credential Manager:

Close Tableau Desktop and Tableau Bridge.
Open Windows Credential Manager.
Delete all entries that start with “TABLEAU_” such as “TABLEAU_CONNECTIONS_*”, “TABLEAU_DATA_SOURCES_*” and “TABLEAU_LOGIN_*”.
Start Tableau Desktop and Tableau Bridge and log in to Tableau Online again.