To increase the security of Windows PCs , Microsoft has integrated a function in the editor of the ” Local Security Policy ” (secpol.msc) with which you can protect the Windows PC. This protection works in such a way that the PC simply restarts the PC automatically after entering a number of incorrect password entries.
You will find the appropriate security policy in the area
Security Settings / Local Policies / Security Options
The directive is then called
Interactive logon: Computer account lockout threshold
We have exemplified this below.
Then there is only the period in the password security guideline
Invalid login attempts
With this value you determine how often the user of the password or password may be entered incorrectly until the PC is locked. In our example we have set the value “3” .
This lock will force the keyboard shortcut
Press Ctrl + Alt + Remove to log in again. This then looks to the user as follows.
The exact password message on the lock screen is as follows:
The password is incorrect. If you enter the wrong password too often, Windows will automatically restart to protect your data.
Press CTRL + ALT + DEL to unlock.
By setting this value you can increase the security of your Windows PC quickly and easily. Microsoft has released the following information regarding this policy. PCs that are encrypted with Bitlocker in particular experience additional security as the Bitlocker key has to be re-entered after the password has been incorrectly attempted.
This security setting determines the number of failed login attempts that result in the computer restarting. Computers that have BitLocker enabled to protect operating system volumes are locked and can only be recovered by providing a recovery key on the console. Make sure that the appropriate recovery policies are enabled.
You can set the value between 1 and 999 failed login attempts . If you set the value to 0, the computer will never be locked. Values from 1 to 3 are interpreted as 4.
Incorrect password attempts for workstations or member servers that were locked either with CTRL + ALT + DEL or with password-protected screen savers count as failed login attempts.
Default value: 0
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