Windows 10: Windows Security Repeated Smart Card Prompting

When starting/restarting my PC, I get this windows security prompt to connect a smart card. I click cancel or x out of it, and it will show up another 5-10 times. This only happens when the PC is starting up. I searched for online results, and done things people have posted but it hasn't helped. I have g**** smart card settings including smart card plug and play service, and it hasn't helped.


Any advice would be appreciated!





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Windows Security Smart Card popup

Hi Hoarder,

Disable Smart Card Plug and Play Service

Step 1

Hold down the "Windows" key and press "R" to open the Run dialog. Type "gpedit.msc" at the prompt and press "Enter" to open the Local Group Policy Editor.

Step 2

Expand "Computer Configuration," "Administrative Templates" and "Windows Components" in the tree browser. Double-click the "Smart Card" folder in the main window.

Step 3

Right-click "Turn On Smart Card Plug and Play Service" and select "Edit." In the Properties dialog, select "Disabled" to turn off this service and remove the smart card option from the login screen. Click "Apply" and "OK" to save your changes.

Step 4

Close Local Group Policy Editor and restart Windows to finalize the changes.

Let me know if this will work.

Thanks and regards,

 

Insert Smart Card Prompt

After logging in, Insert Smart Card pops up 4 times in a row and has to be closed. I have disabled smartcard services and verified, the non-force options in the registry. The only other information I could find indicates I should use gpedit.msc to modify
the administrative group policy. This is not an option on windows 10 home.

Also verifying the documentation, the following registry elements are non-existent.

Smart Card Group Policy and Registry Settings (Windows 10) - Microsoft 365 Security

The above links claims these should exist for Windows 10, clearly they do not mean home.

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ScPnP\EnableScPnP
  
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\SmartCardCredentialProvider
  
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CertProp
  

Any thoughts?

Thank you,

 

Wifi smart card prompt

I have to use USB token (smart card) to login to corporate Wifi network.

After last system update the prompt for smart card PIN doesn't show up and I'm unable to connect to Wifi network.

Is there any way to force the prompt to show up or any other way to access the network with the token?

My system: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro

Version: 10.0.16299 Build 16299

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