Account lockout duration

This security setting determines the number of minutes a locked-out account remains locked out before automatically becoming unlocked. The available range is from 0 minutes through 99,999 minutes. If you set the account lockout duration to 0, the account will be locked out until an administrator explicitly unlocks it.

If an account lockout threshold is defined, the account lockout duration must be greater than or equal to the reset time.

Policy path: 

Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Account Policies\Account Lockout Policy

Default: 

None, because this policy setting only has meaning when an Account lockout threshold is specified.

Supported on: 

At least Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003

Registry settings: 

Account Lockout Policy security settings are not registry keys.

Reboot required: 

No

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