Windows 10: Annoying Windows Security Sign In Popup

A few days ago, I did a Windows Update. Since that update, I have constantly been pestered with a Windows Security "sign in" window that pops up every five minutes or so. No matter what I type in for a username and password I have tried my actual Microsoft login info the window reappears. I have tried several methods I've found on the internet of removing this popup with no success. How might I be able to solve this? Thanks

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Unwanted popup webpage

See if these multi-step removal guides help:

• How to remove "Win an iPhone" Pop-up Ads (Virus Help Guide)
• Remove adware and pop-up ads from Windows (Virus Removal Guide)

Suggestion to read:

Best Practices for Safe Computing - Prevention of Malware Infection

 

Windows 10 Windows Defender versus Microsoft Security Essentials

Hi Bryan,

Microsoft Security Essentials was upgraded to Windows defender and it was a default security software from Windows 8. You cannot have both as they are one.

Since you get this annoying popup at the startup i suggest you to disable any Microsoft Security Essentials entries in Startup tab.

• Open the Task manager. by pressing Press CTRL+Shift+ESC.
• click on Startup tab
• Right click on Microsoft Security Essentials entry and click on Disable.

Restart the computer and check if that helps.

 

Unable to connect to wifi network - Getting Windows Security Sign in popup window

Hey all,

In the last few weeks, my HP Pavilion 11-n-20nz running Windows 10 refuses to connect to any wifi network.

Every time I try, I get the below Windows Security popup asking me to sign in. It seems that until I sign in, the computer will not connect to the network (although I never tested that since I was never able to sign in )





Here is what I know/tried:

• I do not remember enabling the windows security feature or registering any user
  
  I cannot be sure but it seems to me the problem started after I installed the 'Feature Update to Windows 10, Version 1607'
• My default windows credentials do not work in this sign in window
• I tried to create new windows account. The same problem occurred for this user
• I do not use outlook (I found several posts out there related to similar problem with outlook)
• This is not related to IE as it happens without even touching IE (again, found a bunch of threads mentioning IE)
• I tried to follow the suggestions here but
  could not find how to turn off the Ethernet Authentication option
• Disabled the Windows Defender
• Obviously, restart of all types and sorts did not help

At this point, I will welcome any suggestion/help/Voodoo as I have failed miserably to solve this and cannot even find a reference to a similar issue.

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