Information processing apparatus and method of controlling the same

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• an acceptance unit that displays, on an operation unit, an operation window which allows selection of any of a plurality of applications, each including a plurality of functions, with use authorization being set for each of the functions, and accepts selection of an application via the operation window;
• a determination unit that determines whether said acceptance unit has accepted selection of a specific application having some of the plurality of functions for which use authorization which requires authentication of a user is set;
• a display control unit that displays, on the operation unit, when said determination unit determines that said acceptance unit has accepted the selection of the specific application, an authentication window for authentication of the user, which allows use of the specific application to be selected without authentication of the user;
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• a control unit that permits use of a function, of the plurality of functions of the specific application, for which use authorization requiring no authentication of the user is set, when use of the specific application is selected via the authentication window without performing authentication of the user.