Netgear A6210 Genie every time computer is booted up

I have a Netgear A6210 USB Wi-Fi adapter that i installed on a Windows PC (a desktop that did not have a Wi-Fi Adapter). The A6210 works fine (to connect to the local Access Point). Here's the issue. Adn it could be that I don't fully understand how it is SUPPOSED to work.  Everytime we start up the computer, after several minutes the Netgear Genie pops up, to ask us to connect to an Access Point. Yet, it seems like we are already connected. Is it mandatory that the Genie (that shows all networks it can detect) pop up every time windows comes up?  With normal windows Wifi, after you define the connection that you prefer to use, then it automatically conects when windows comes up. Normally, with built in wifi adapters, there is no popup to connect to a network it automatically connects. Is there a way for the Netgear A6210 to just connect in the background so we don't have to see and close the Genie window every time?   Thanks!