Ever since the last very large download of updates from Microsoft to my WINDOWS 7 account Mail 2012 has always asked for a password before it would download any new email. As I didn't set a password in the first place I have to either just click O.K. or Cancel and it proceeds to download the new mail. It is also from time to time asking me to review Authentication Certificates which when I have done so, providing I allow it to install them on my computer, it allows me to read the mail.

Can anyone tell me how to get rid of these annoyances?

[Original title: Mail 2012]