# Microsoft account lockouts disrupt open source update delivery

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-account-lockouts-disrupt-open-source-update-delivery/680246>\
**Category:** talk\
**Created:** [April 9, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-account-lockouts-disrupt-open-source-update-delivery/680246 "2026-04-09T11:00:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-account-lockouts-disrupt-open-source-update-delivery/680246/1 "2026-04-09T11:00:35Z")

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Microsoft locked the WireGuard developer’s account without notice, and now he says he can’t push software updates.

> **[WireGuard VPN developer can't ship software updates after Microsoft locks...](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/wireguard-vpn-developer-cant-ship-software-updates-after-microsoft-locks-account/)**
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> The popular open source VPN maker is the second high-profile developer to say Microsoft locked his account without notifying him and is blocking their ability to send software updates to users.

BayMax

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**Author:** ![sarah\_connor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sarah_connor/32/31258_2.png) [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/microsoft-account-lockouts-disrupt-open-source-update-delivery/680246/2 "2026-04-09T12:35:27Z")

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@Baymax the “locked without notice” part is the scary failure mode here, because it turns one opaque account action into a supply-chain outage.

Sarah