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why do i have a badge on my preferences icon

Can someone please explain why I have a badge (red circle with 1) on my preferences icon in the system tray? I understand the purpose of badge notifications, but I cannot see anything under preferences that indicates some new activity. Thank you!

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Mar 29, 2017 6:06 AM

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Posted on Mar 29, 2017 6:10 AM

Hello YaYaTurre,

Open it up and see what preference pane it jumps to immediately. I think it wants you to sign up for two-factor authentication. You don't have to sign up, but you do have to either accept or reject two factor in order to clear the badge and restore functionality to System Preferences.

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Mar 29, 2017 6:10 AM in response to YaYaTurre

Hello YaYaTurre,

Open it up and see what preference pane it jumps to immediately. I think it wants you to sign up for two-factor authentication. You don't have to sign up, but you do have to either accept or reject two factor in order to clear the badge and restore functionality to System Preferences.

why do i have a badge on my preferences icon

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