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    #2554857

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/find-and-lock-a-lost-windows-device-890bf25e-b8ba-d3fe-8253-e98a12f26316

    (I didn’t know about this feature for Windows)

    Find My Device is a feature that can help you locate your Windows 10 or Windows 11 device if it’s lost or stolen. To use this feature, sign in to your device with a Microsoft account and make sure you’re an administrator on it. This feature works when location is turned on for your device, even if other users on the device have turned off location settings for their apps. Any time you attempt to locate the device, users using the device will see a notification in the notification area.

    This setting works for any Windows device, such as a PC, laptop, Surface, or Surface Pen. It needs to be turned on before you can use it.

    You can’t use it with a work or school account..

    On the device that you want to change:

    Windows 11: Select Start > Settings > Privacy & security > Find my device.

    Windows 10: Select Start > Settings > Update & Security > Find my device.

    Find your Windows device:

    Go to https://account.microsoft.com/devices and sign in.

    Select the Find My Device tab.

    Choose the device you want to find, and then select Find to see a map showing your device’s location…

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    • #2554985

      Any time you attempt to locate the device, users using the device will see a notification in the notification area.

      So that a thief has time to hide it?

      Hide-it-quickly

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    • #2555051

      So that a thief has time to hide it?

      The owner can lock the device using Find My..

    • #2555476

      I hadn’t heard about this. Thank you.

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