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Can I find the date and time a user account was locked out?

Expert Laura E. Hunter helps a reader find the best tool to find the date and time a user account was locked out.

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Laura Hunter

Published: 14 Feb 2006

Can I find the date and time a user account was locked out?

Download the Account Lockout and Management Tools from Microsoft's Web site. The LockoutStatus.exe utility will...

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