Enabling the Find my device feature to track down a lost computer
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Enabling the Find my device feature to track down a lost computer |
- To enable this feature, you need to be running Windows, and you need to have signed in to your Microsoft account as an administrator. Find my device will not work if you sign in to your computer using a work account or school account.
- Please ensure that your computer has Internet access, sufficient battery power, and its GPS is enabled in order to receive its location information.
- For more details, visit the Microsoft official website: https://microsoftedgetips.microsoft.com/en-gb
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/11579/microsoft-account-find-and-lock-lost-windows-device.
If your computer is lost or stolen, you can utilise the Find my device function to locate your computer.
- To perform this action, visit Microsoft's official website (http://account.microsoft.com/devices) and sign in with the same Microsoft account that is registered with the lost computer.
- After you have signed in, click Find my device, select your device in the list, and click Find.
If you do not want to share your location, you can disable the Find my device function. To disable Find my device, click the Windows icon and the Settings icon, select Update & Security, and click Find my device. Then sign in with your Microsoft account and disable Find my device.
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