Many of you would have faced this issue where a pop-up came with a message this sign-in option has been disabled because of failed sign-in attempts or repeated shutdowns on the windows login screen. This happens because of a fail-safe mechanisms built-in your operating system that decide the number of failed login attempts before the user gets locked out also know as Account Locked Threshold policy setting. Windows 10 users have the access to value between 0-999 for number of failed attempts one can do before the system gets locked out.
Microsoft has confirmed that if your connection is dropping very frequently and the apps tries to sing in but fails then it can be the result that can get you locked out. This is the case when a user has made no incorrect login attempts into your account or an app.
We have discussed all the solution and instructions possible that you can follow through and try to fix problem which have cause you such inconvenience.
How to Fix ‘Disabled Sign-In option because of failed sign-in attempts or repeated shutdowns’ problem in Windows 10
Keeping your Windows Turned ON for few hours
Just follow the on-screen instruction of keeping your computer turned on for couple of hours and retry to sign in to your account and check whether it work or not.
Unlock Using Administrator Account
Another way to fix this issue is to try and Sign-In to your computer using another administrator account and then unlocks the locked account that causes this problem.
Step 1: Reboot your windows and sign in with your Administrator account.
Step 2: Open RUN dialogue box by pressing Win + R key simultaneously on your keyboard.
Step 3: Type lusrmgr.msc and click OK to open a window labeled Users and Groups.
Step 4: Click User folder in the opened window and select locked user account.
Step 5: Open Properties by right clicking on it.
Step 6: Un-check Account is locked and save the setting.
Reboot your computer and try to sign in with the locked user account to see if the issue has been solved or not.
Change Account Lockout Policy in Windows 10
If you have the access to other Administrator Account then only you can change the account lockout policy to solve this issue. To do so just follow the steps
Step 1: Open RUN by pressing both Win + R key on your keyboard.
Step 2: Type gpedit.msc and OK.
Step 3: A Group Policy Editor window will appear. Navigate to the following path
Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Account Policies\Account Lockdown Policy
Step 4: On the corresponding window you will see three policies including Account Lockout Duration, Account Lockout Threshold and Reset account lockout counter after policies.
Step 5: Change Lockout Threshold Policies to “0”.
Step 6: If you want to you can also change the Account Lockout Duration. This will make sure that after a certain amount of time you can regain you lockout account access.
Step 7: Reboot you computer to check if the issue has been resolved.
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