FIX ERROR - The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to

NEW SOLUTION - FIX ERROR - The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to in Windows 11/10

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The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to” is an error one could encounter when using Windows by Microsoft. This message indicates that a PC user has been typing a wrong password a number of times, which is why Windows locked the account and prevented them from signing in for a particular period of time, which is not specified.

According to experts, “The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to” error typically emerges on Windows 10 or Windows 11 systems, which belong to the domain with the configured Account lockout threshold policy.

Also, this error might occur due to the account being temporarily locked out after typing the wrong password for several times in the log-in screen when a computer has multiple accounts with the Account lockout threshold policy configured.

Nevertheless, the emergence of “The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to” is not an inextricable issue. The only problem is that the error fix requires the intervention of the domain controller.

[PlayerOP]

I set a local account and it showed up my heart was going to block because many important data and files were in my computer and it was locked then I searched on YouTube and showed up this vedio at first. I followed your steps and thankfully your trick worked I was so much happy.You saved my life and you deserve billions of loves😊

[SupermanTeemo]

You are AMAZING. not even kidding. about an hour since I decided to "free upgrade" my windows 10 pro pc to windows 11. afterwards i tried allowing network discovery and connecting via another computer on the same network. i dont know what happened but it locked me out of my only account on the pc and i always use a local account due to the fact that microsoft always complicates things. You saved all of my settings i appreciate you so much

[jcalzada]

I soon finished the whole process just, where continuing to Windows didn't need to do the administrator process. Thank you, sr. You are a lifesaver 👍👍👍

[biolocated]

Also if its automatically logging in Administrator account and you dont want that, open cmd as admin and write: net user Administrator /active:no
Then restart ur pc and itll let u in ur main account

[stolz_ar]

This works for Windows 10 (my case). I love you. But, here's what I had to add to your tutorial for it to work.
1) trying to enter CMD from troubleshooting from my own Windows installation didn't work because IT ALSO ASKS FOR MY PASSWORD (Which of course I forgot).
To fix this, the only solution is to use the Windows 10 installation USB I used to install it in the first place. This let me open CMD and regedit and follow your instructions to the letter.
2) After that, I don't know if your missed it or you actually knew the password, but what I had to do was: Using the unlocked Administrator account, I open the Control Panel, I found the user accounts, I found where to manage other accounts, selected my original local account, changed the password (you can even leave everything empty and have no password at all), added a hint phrase so I don't forget this time and then restarted my PC. NOW IT WORKS.

I hope this helped someone!

[XcadorKondor]

Thank you sir, A few tips for those who experience expired passwords. If you experience this, just press enter without entering a word. I hope this helps👍👍

[jamesguzmanii]

Thank you. This solved my log in issue on a brand new machine. Microsoft would not accept my password during set up and locked me out. I discovered quickly the laptop mouse does not function in this mode so I plugged in an external mouse and everything was good.

[fidelisegbuna]

OMG
Thank You So
I Followed Through The Whole Process it's Worked 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[reza_taji]

That was really work and I fixed my laptop ... Thank you so much for creating this video ❤❤❤

[murliss]

OMG last one week I tried so many methods but it did not work but this has helped me to get my data back tq bro

[LilOkBc]

Thank u so much bro, I'm on my way to become a legend in IT, and u helped me a lot fixing this issue.

[blacklanton]

Thank you. What causes this because no was on my computer since I used it ? 😔

[IIKartikII_]

I Got That Same Error And I Try To Sign In 10-15 Times And After That I Searched About This Prob On Google, I Saw This Video And First I Watches It Carefully And When I M Trying To Do Your Step I Logged In Without Any Error, Thank You Much.❤❤❤❤

[martymcfly]

Thx a Million You Beautiful Soul 🎉 Waiting just 30 minutes worked like a Charm 🥳

[lakshmansharma]

When i am getting this error when press enter then it show welcome after the error came again ...

[JoselPalgan]

The administrator didn't show up... Im crying

[Thatgirlrachael]

Omfg thankyou so freaking much! I didnt want to reset my PC and lose all my stuff. I cant believe it worked bruh 😭💞💞💞

[olufemiadewole]

Thank you it worked for me. More contents like this please

[finitajuria]

I can’t get past the shift + restart button. this doesn’t lead me to the page shown above in the video. Help please

[sujalyadav]

Thank u bro very much 😢
I encountered the problem because of you 🎉