Account Lockout Threshold

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VladinXXV

Earlier today I got locked out of my laptop for 2 hours due to failed sign in attempts. I know my password, but I tend to make typos, and got unlucky this time. I wanted to change the settings so I could stop this from happening again. However, when I do `net accounts` in an elevated command prompt, it seems I'm already set to never lockout, and in the hypothetical situation that I were locked out, it should only be for 30 minutes.Why did I get locked out if the lockout threshold is set to never? Why was it 2 hours and not 30 minutes? How can I make sure it doesn't happen again?

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