Accounts :: Need To Re-enter Password At Random (System Login Timeout)

Nov 8, 2012

I need to find out why my account randomly asks me to re-enter my password. They do seem random (i.e. not a set time interval, not after system changes, computer is not going to sleep mode, etc...) and I do not see any setting anywhere that would cause a system login to time-out. I am providing three screen shots of where it asks this when it happens and here is the text in case people need to search for this same problem in the future.

Text alerts:
"Click here to enter your most recent password"
"You need to sign in with your most recent Microsoft password"

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