Windows 10: Referenced account is locked out

“The referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged into” this happened after I had been trying to sign the account into my windows account and even though I was using the password it wasn’t working. I restarted the computer out of frustration and encountered this. I was trying to set up the pc for the first time and yeah… when I tried logging in it kept saying “oops something went wrong. It’s probably on our end just try again”Log in credentials were correct and I used the authentication app to approve the log in so like what on earth is happening?

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the referenced account is currently locked out and may not be logged on to

Sorry for the late reply and thanks for sharing additional info. Since there's no issue with your Microsoft account, the error might be caused by multiple incorrect password entry and it usually gets resolved after waiting for a couple of hours before retrying but if its still the same after a day, I suggest following the steps in the link below to help you troubleshoot.
https://appuals.com/the-referenced-account-is-c...

Feel free to share how it went.

Kind regards.

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The referenced account is currently being locked out and may not be logged on to

Hello,

See if this fix helps you:

[FIX] The Referenced Account Is Currently Locked Out in Windows 10

Hope this helps!

Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

 

This referenced account is currently locked out

Hello,

See if this fix helps you:

[FIX] The Referenced Account Is Currently Locked Out in Windows 10

Hope this helps!

Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.