Windows 10 PC popped up with "verify your identity" randomly. Should I be concerned?

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ChristineSK

Tonight, I noticed my Windows 10 PC randomly had a pop up asking me to verify my identity. The PC had been left idle for a bit and was on the screensaver last I checked. When I came back into the room, I noticed the pop up.It asked me to enter in a code from my authenticator app, which I did. It then told me it would send a code to my email, which I received, titled as "password reset". I ignored this and tried closing the pop up. It took a bit but the lock screen eventually popped back up. Upon entering my password, it briefly went to a "please wait" screen, then went back to the lock screen.

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