You may be familiar with the Account Lockout policy if you’ve used Windows 10. The Account Lockout Policy is a set of settings that prevent unauthorized access to your user accounts.
The Account Lockout policy on Windows 11 is responsible for monitoring and stopping unauthorized login attempts to the system. The Lockout policy will disable your account for a predetermined period if a malicious user attempts by trial and error to guess your password.
We have previously shared some guides about the Account Lockout policy for Windows 11. Today we’ll discuss how to unlock locked-out accounts in Windows 11. Group Policy Editor can modify the lockout duration, threshold, or other settings.
Unlock Locked-Out Accounts in Windows 11
These are the top ways to unlock a locked account in Windows 11. These methods can be used if you have multiple user accounts on your computer or if one account is locked out. Log in to your administrator account to follow our shared methods.
1 Unlock locked out account via local users and groups
This will unlock locked-out accounts in Windows 11 using the Local Users and Groups. Here are the steps.
1. To open the RUN dialog box, press the Windows Key + the R button.
2. Enter lusrmgr. msc in the RUN Dialog box
3. This will allow you to access the Local Users & Groups from your computer.
4. Right-click on the account that is locked and choose Properties. Or, double-click on the user account.
5. Switch to the General tab in Account Properties.
6. Next, check that account is unlocked. After that, click on Apply and then on OK.
That’s it! This will unlock your Locked Out account. Switch to the locked version, and you can log in.
2: Unlock Locked-Out Account via Command Prompt
You can use the Command Prompt utility to unlock locked accounts in Windows 11. These are the steps that you will need to follow.
1. Type Command prompt into the Windows 11 search box. Next, click on the Command Prompt to select Run administrator.
You don’t have to run Command Prompt using an Administrator account.
2. At the Command prompt, type the command you want and press the Enter key.
Net user /active
Necessary: Replace the account name that you wish to unlock.
3. After executing the command, you will receive a success message.
That’s it! This is how to unlock a locked account in Windows 11 using the Command Prompt.
These are the best methods to unlock locked accounts in Windows 11. We can help you unlock locked-out Windows 11 accounts. Please leave comments below.
