How to Locate and Secure a Lost Windows Device with Windows 11

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The post provides a guide for Windows 11 users on locating and remotely locking a lost or stolen device using the ‘Find my device’ feature, accessible to account administrators. This feature is dependent on Windows location services being activated and can disable sign-ins for local standard users, effectively blocking unauthorized access.

This post shows students and new users steps to find and lock a lost Windows device when using Windows 11. In addition, one can use Find My Device in Windows to locate a missing or stolen Windows device.

The same Find My Device feature can locate and lock a Windows device. This is a great feature in Windows, whether the device is stolen or missing. However, find my device works only if you sign in to your device with a Microsoft account and if you’re an administrator on it.

It also requires that Windows location services are turned on for the device, even if other users have turned off location settings for their apps.

The steps below show you how to use the Windows Find My Device feature to locate and remotely lock your device. When you lock the device, Windows will log out any active users and turn off the sign-in for local standard users.

Administrators with permissions will still have access, but unauthorized access will be blocked.

How to locate and lock a Windows device remotely on Windows 11

As mentioned above, one can use Find my device in Windows to locate a missing or stolen Windows device.

When the device is located, it can be locked remotely using the Find My Device feature in Windows 11. Once the device is locked, Windows will log out any active users and turn off the sign-in for local standard users.

Administrators with permissions will still have access, but unauthorized access will be blocked.

To lock your Windows device remotely, make sure to read the posts below:

After reading the post above, you should have to Find my device enabled in Windows 11. It would be best if you also understood how to Find my device works and how to use it.

Using identical steps, such as locating a missing device, use the steps below to lock the device.

  1. When you find your device on the map, select Lock Next.
  2. Once your device is locked, reset your password for added security. For more info about passwords, see Change or Reset your Windows password.

You’ll be allowed to type in a message that should appear on the locked screen when you lock a device. An email will also be sent to your Microsoft account confirming that you’ve locked a Windows device.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

This post showed you how to remotely lock a missing or stolen device in Windows 11. Please use the comment form below if you find any errors above or have something to add.

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