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ArthurZhang
Sep 07, 2026Iron Contributor
Windows locked me out with the correct password – worked again after a restart
I turned on my laptop today and was hit with a Windows message saying: “The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to.” I entered my usual password—which I'm absolutely s...
Marieluge
Sep 08, 2026Brass Contributor
If you have a network drive mapped with your Windows credentials, or a VPN client set to auto-connect, and they still reference an old password, they'll keep retrying in the background.