account lockout

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    Domain admin account lockouts from domain pcs

    Hello, we are facing an issue where the domain admin accounts are becoming locked randomly. We have filtered out the event 4740 in the windows security log and we can see the PCs triggering this lockdown. ------------------------------------- A user account was locked out. Subject: Security ID...
  2. Should You Send Your Pen Test Report to the MSRC?

    Every day, the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) receives vulnerability reports from security researchers, technology/industry partners, and customers. We want those reports, because they help us make our products and services more secure. High-quality reports that include proof of...
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    Windows 7 Im stuck im not very technical im a new user i locked my self in as admin but not sure email i used

    Can any body tell me wot i do next im trying get myself back as main user only me uses it iv add bfor helpmgs 2221.=?unsure now its helpmsg 3506. =?wots that mean it says Message# Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Windows 8 Can't switch to another user at login screen.

    Did a clean re-install of Windows 8, followed by recovery of my files and settings via Windows Easy Transfer. Windows 8 started just fine, but I got a message in the desktop that it wanted me to enter the old password before it would "unlock" my files. This went well, except for one of my lesser...
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    Windows 7 Account getting locked out constantly

    I've recently installed Windows 7 (Professional) on some machines, and am finding that the accounts I set up on them are getting locked out frequently, independently of any failed password attempts from the users. Possibly relevant details: -These are stand-alone machines that have never been...
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    Windows 7 prevent new user accounts

    While doing some system maintenance I discovered that I had an extra user account. After deleting it I did a search and found that it had most likely been silently created by the copy protection on some game I had installed. I don't mind if a game has copy protection on it, but I don't like that...
  7. Account is incorrectly locked after you create or change multiple scheduled tasks in Windows 7, in W

    Fixes a locked account issue that occurs after you create or change multiple scheduled tasks in Windows 7, in Windows Server 2008 R2, in Windows Vista or in Windows Server 2008. When this issue occurs, Event ID 4625 is logged in the Security log. More...