Windows 10: How do I set lockout of attempt Remote Desktop logins? Windows 10

Hi there! I have a Windows 10 server and wanted to protect myself against brute forcing my login with Remote Desktop.If anyone can point me to how to set this and enable it.I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you :

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Registry Settings to lockout too many Remote Desktop login attempts?

I need settings to do two things - via Registry or otherwise. (This is for a Windows 10 Pro PC, acting as my "server").

1. Registry settings to lockout Account after specified number of login attempts via Remote Desktop, say 5.
   
2. Local logon should not be locked. i.e. If you keyboard is plugged directly to the PC, you should be able to login to the account.
   

Last time this happened I had to resort to Linux to unlock the PC as the account remained locked.

UPDATE.
the answer to part 1) I already know, because that's how i configured the PC.

 

Registry Settings to lockout too many Remote Desktop login attempts?

You cannot specify separate lockout settings for access via RDP vs. the physical console. Account lockout settings apply to the account, not the logon method.

Perhaps a way to achieve your goal would be to have a second admin user account configured on the machine that is denied access through Remote Desktop (thus mitigating the possibility of getting locked out) and use that account to unlock the first when required.

Alternate Solution

If you have the Pro or Enterprise version of Windows, you can configure the account lockout duration such that locked out accounts are automatically unlocked after a specified amount of time:

1. In Start search and run the Local Security Policy app.
   
2. Navigate to Account Policies/Account Lockout Policy.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Set the Account lockout threshold setting to a non-zero value (otherwise you cannot configure the other settings in this branch).
   
4. Configure the Account lockout duration setting as desired.
   

 

Windows 10 - Remote Desktop

Hi,

We will surely assist you with the issue you are facing with Windows 10.
- Which version of Windows 10 Operating System are you using?

- Were you able to upgrade to Windows 10 successfully?

I suggest you to refer the below steps and see if this helps.

• 
  Enable remote desktop in settings
  
  • Control Panel\System and Security\System, Click "Remote Settings" on the left side
• 
  Verify my port forwarding settings were properly forwarding to my computers local IP address
  
  • run "cmd.exe" and then type "ipconfig". Find your IP from that list

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• Make sure your firewall settings are open
• Go to "Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Firewall\Allowed apps"

• On the left, click "Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall"
• Click "Change Settings"
• Find "Remote Desktop" in the list and make sure both "Private" and "Public" is checked.

Let us know if this helps.

Thank you.

Credits to : Jace_Sango.