Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Frequent Windows Domain account Lockout

Perform the below steps on client side (Local desktop / Laptop):
                    Check If a Local User Account is present with the same Name as AD account, if same ID is                             available, Rename local ID to some other ID.
        Clear Temporary Files
        Delete Cookies / Temp Files / History / Saved passwords / Forms / from all the Browsers.
        Start — > Run –> Temp –> Delete all temp files.
        Start –> Run –> Prefetch –> Delete all Prefetch files.
        Remove Mapped drives from my computer.  My Computer –> Right click on Shared drive –> click    on Disconnect
        If Adobe reader is installed, backend it will be trying to check for latest update, Delete the Adobe       updater file from below path. Delete the AdobeUpdater.dll file in the folder 
          C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader version \Reader
        Remove stored passwords from Control Panel
        Start –> Run –> Type Control UserPasswords2 , Click on Advanced managed passwords and      delete all the passwords
        Remote unwanted applications from startups (Run ��> msconfig –> startup –> Uncheck            unwanted software’s)
        Scan the entire HDD and update the Antivirus agent
        Check the third party software’s installed on client side, If it’s not required, Uninstall.
        Open the Task Scheduler (Run --> Tasks) and delete the unwanted tasks. Most of the time,      Automatic backup / Google Update / Apple Updates will be installed by default) Remove all.
        Uninstall Auto update software’s in control panel (You can update these software’s manually)
        If user’s account acts as a service account (Update the latest password in Service).
        User’s account used as an IIS application pool identity.