Windows 10 apps ask for login when you are already logged in to Windows

Hello,

Run Microsoft Account troubleshooter, see if it helps.

Regards.

First, instead of providing a download / install link, you should provide a link to the main page for this app.

Second, you should provide an short explanation of what the app does.

Third, there is no problem with my Microsoft account itself.

Hi,

To resolve your concern about Windows 10 apps which is asking you to login, we suggest that you turn off the UAC on your computer. Please follow these steps:

• Go to Start.
• Select Control Panel.
• In the search box, type UAC, and then click Change User Account Control setting.
• To turn off UAC, move the slider to the Never notify position, and then click OK.
• Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
• You will need to restart your computer for UAC to be turned off.

Let us know how it goes.

Thank you for the additional information. We suggest that you run the troubleshooter for Windows apps and see if it helps. Please refer to this link for the steps.

After that, we also suggest that you check this link provided by Andre Da Costa.

Update us with the result.

I don't think you understand the nature of my original question. It has nothing to do with apps not working. I'll re-state it for clarity. Here's the scenario:

1. I log in to my Windows 10 machine using my Microsoft account (this does not require two factor authentication).
2. After I am logged in, Microsoft apps (Mail, News, Calendar) notify me that I need to log in separately to each one using the same Microsoft account that I just used to log in to my PC, including two factor authentication.

So, my question is, why do the apps require a secondary login in after I just logged in to my machine?

This is especially peculiar when you consider that if I use Mail or Calendar in IE or Edge the browser will automatically log me in. Even Bing and other Microsoft sites recognize me and log me in.

So, why do the Mail, Calendar, and News *apps* always make me go through an additional login process, sometimes more than once a day, when even Microsoft web sites do not?

The apps work fine otherwise.

Does anyone have an idea why Windows 10 apps ask you to log in, e.g. Mail, Calendar, News, when you are already logged in to Windows using your Microsoft (aka Live) account?

Here's the scenario: I log in to my PC using my Microsoft account, then every other app seems to need me to provide my username and password again.

This is especially annoying since I use 2-factor authentication, because that requires: username + password + numeric code. Even more so when you consider that the Win10 Mail app will fill up the notification center asking you to update your Mail login until you do.