Lock Down Computer If Someone Try to Hack It

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.

To Secure your system ...

1 ) Open "Command Prompt" as Administrator
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"

9 ) Press "Enter" To save setting, you will get "The command completed successfully." message
10 ) Close "Command Prompt", Restart your computer
You are done now you can test by enter few wrong password with your account.

If you are Business, Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate versions of Windows 7 and Vista
1 ) Open Start menu
2 ) Type "Local Security Policy" in search programs and files box
3 ) Open "Local Security Policy" from Start Menu
4 ) Double click on "Account Policies" on the left, Select "Account Lockout Policy" from drop list
5 ) Double click on "Account lockout threshold entry", Change "Account will lock out after:" Setting
6 ) Double click on "Account lockout duration", and change minutes setting as you want
7 ) Click "Ok" to exit, You are done now you can test by enter few wrong password with your account.

Note : It would be wise to have another administrator account that can unlock the regular account. if you forgot your password or Click here to know how to reset windows password.

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