HOW TO RECORD LOGIN FAILURE ATTEMPTS

HOW TO RECORD LOGIN FAILURE ATTEMPTS IN WINDOWS

      By default Windows does not keep record of success and failure attempts. However you can check if it’s active or not by following steps:

     Right click on My Computer Icon > Manage.

For Windows Vista or Later,

Go to System Tools> Even Viewer > Windows Logs > Security

For Windows XP,

Go to System tools > Event viewer > Security

You can see here about the Successful and Failed Login Attempts.

  But windows may not be logging your login attempts. Therefore you’ll need to activate it from Group Policy editor.

To enable success and failed attempts do the following:

Load up RUN command, type gpedit.msc . It will load Group Policy Editor Window.

At the left policy explorer, go to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > windows Settings> Security Settings> Local policies > Audit Logon Events .

At the right side of window, select ”Audit Policy Change “ and check on both ”Success” and ”Failure” Option.

Now press OK. You may now close the Group Policy Editor window.

Now Windows will be logging all your successful or failed login attempts.

To test if it works or not, create a test account, create password for it. Restart your PC. Try entering wrong password to your account few times. And again enter correct password. Window will load of.

Again right click on My Computer> Manage. Go to, System tools > Event viewer > Security

You’ll see the screen similar to this.

Double click on one of the failed attempts and it will show up the details.