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Common causes of account lockouts:

User account get locked when wrong password


hit the active directory
1. User error
User trying to enter wrong password

2. Mobile Devices

Old password in mobile phone outlook

3. Tasks
Old Password stored in schedule task or services

4. RDP sessions
Old Password stored in RDP Session

5. File share
Old Password store in credential manager of PC while accessing file share

6. Application
Old password store in application
Download and install
1. Download the Microsoft Account Lockout
and Management Tools here >
https://www.microsoft.com/en-
in/download/details.aspx?id=18465

2.

3.Click on lockoutstatus
Go to Dc Open Event Viewer on PDC
Go to security logs
Filter events and for ID 4740
Right Click on Security and select filter current log
Here you have find the source computer is pc1
from where the wrong password is getting
entered and user account is getting locked
Goto PC 1  Finding what specifically is
Locking Account on Computer

Method 1:- Check in Credential Manager of PC for any stored password

Method 2:-
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