Security News > 2020 > November > Quick Guide — How to Troubleshoot Active Directory Account Lockouts
Active Directory account lockouts can be hugely problematic for organizations.
The Windows operating system is somewhat limited in its ability to troubleshoot account lockouts, but there are some things that you can do.
Oddly enough, account lockouts are not logged by default.
As you can see, Windows is limited in its ability to help you to troubleshoot account lockout problems.
If you are consistently experiencing account lockout issues and need additional troubleshooting capabilities or if you, like many other organizations, are experiencing an increase in account lockout related calls during the global pandemic, then you might consider checking out some of the third-party tools that are available such as a self-service password reset solution.