Most easy way to guess someone's password is trying different random key combinations(like birthdate, mob no...) and you must be worried if someone enter your computer by doing that, but here is way to secure your computer by locking it temporarily when wrong password entered couple of time.
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To Secure your system ...
1 ) Open "Command Prompt" as Administrator
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2 ) Type "net accounts" in Command Prompt and press "Enter"
3 ) List of your Current Password Policy will apeer
4 ) Check default value of "Lockout threshold:", it must be "Never"
means your accout will naver lock even someone entered many key combinations.
5 ) To change "Lockout threshold:" Type "net account /lockutthreshold:xx"
where xx is the number of times you want to allow someone entered password before the account is locked.
i.e. if you want to lock down computer after five times you need to type "net account /lockutthreshold:5"
6 ) Press "Enter" to save setting, you will get "The command completed successfully." message
7 ) Check default value of "Lockout duration<minutes>:", it must be "30"
means if your computer will be lock down for 30minutes after selected incorrect attempt
8 ) If you want to change lockout duration, Type "net accounts /lockoutwindow:xxx"
where xxx is the minutes you want to lock down your computer after selected incorrect attempt
i.e. if i want to lock down computer for 1hour i need to type "net accounts /lockoutwindow:60"
Click here to to know more way to open "Command Prompt"
2 ) Type "net accounts" in Command Prompt and press "Enter"
3 ) List of your Current Password Policy will apeer
4 ) Check default value of "Lockout threshold:", it must be "Never"
means your accout will naver lock even someone entered many key combinations.
5 ) To change "Lockout threshold:" Type "net account /lockutthreshold:xx"
where xx is the number of times you want to allow someone entered password before the account is locked.
i.e. if you want to lock down computer after five times you need to type "net account /lockutthreshold:5"
6 ) Press "Enter" to save setting, you will get "The command completed successfully." message
7 ) Check default value of "Lockout duration<minutes>:", it must be "30"
means if your computer will be lock down for 30minutes after selected incorrect attempt
8 ) If you want to change lockout duration, Type "net accounts /lockoutwindow:xxx"
where xxx is the minutes you want to lock down your computer after selected incorrect attempt
i.e. if i want to lock down computer for 1hour i need to type "net accounts /lockoutwindow:60"
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