Locked Out

Hi Senay, 

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A forum.  

I understand how frustrating this is - especially when you can still sign in at times, but automated security protections keep triggering repeated lockouts across multiple accounts, including LinkedIn. 

The Q&A Assist answer above is a reasonable starting point, particularly for account recovery and basic security checks. Please try those steps first if you haven’t already. If the issue persists, it helps to clarify how these lockouts work and what can be addressed here. 

From the Microsoft Q&A forum, contributors and moderators don’t have access to Microsoft’s internal security systems and can’t manually unlock accounts, remove security blocks, or escalate automated lockouts. These are applied automatically by Microsoft’s security services in response to repeated or suspicious sign‑in activity. 

If you continue to see lockouts after following the Q&A Assist steps, the actions below can help reduce common triggers for this loop: 

1, Secure the account from a clean, trusted device 

Sign in from a different, known‑safe device and change your password to a strong, unique one. After changing it, sign out everywhere. 

2, Review recent sign‑in activity 

Go to your Microsoft account at https://account.microsoft.com > Security > Recent activity and look for unfamiliar locations, devices, or repeated failed sign‑ins, which often explain why lockouts keep occurring. 

3, Remove saved credentials everywhere 

Clear saved Microsoft account passwords from all browsers, apps, and devices. Old cached credentials trying to sign in automatically are a very common cause of repeated lockouts after a password change. 

4, Check background sign‑ins from apps and devices 

Temporarily sign out of Microsoft‑connected apps (Outlook, mobile mail apps, Xbox, third‑party services), then sign back in only after confirming your new password is working correctly. 

5, Scan all devices for malware 

Since repeated automated sign‑ins can be caused by malware, run a full security scan on any device that has previously accessed the account. 

If the lockouts continue even after securing the account and removing all background sign‑in attempts, I can add more information about contacting Microsoft Support and what details are most helpful to provide. 

Feel free to update the thread with what you’ve tried and what you’re seeing next, and I’ll be glad to help further. 

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