How to Find a Lost Windows Device
pcmag.comIf you can't find your Windows laptop or tablet, Microsoft has a feature called Find My Device that can help you can pinpoint its position via an on-screen map. On Windows 10 and Windows 11, you can then lock the device, have it emit a sound, or send a message to the screen. If you have a desktop PC, this feature can be helpful during a move or other transition.
In addition to finding one of your own devices, you can locate devices registered to other people in your Microsoft family. The main requirement is that you need a Microsoft account to sign into your device and to track its location. Here's how this all works.
In Windows 10, go to Settings > Update & security > Find my Device. For more information, click the Learn more link at the bottom of this page. If the feature is currently disabled, you'll see a line that says "Find My Device is off." Click the Change button.
A small window pops up with a setting that says "Save my device's location periodically." Click the switch to change that setting from off to on.
Below the Change button, you may see a message that says: “Your device’s location setting is turned off, so tracking this device won’t work.” If so, click the Turn on the location setting link.
At the Location screen, click the Change button and turn on the switch for Location access to this device.
If you want to turn Find My Device on in Windows 11, head to Settings > Privacy & security > Find my Device and make sure the switch next to Find my device is enabled. For more information, click the Get help link on this page.
The Find My Device feature requires that Location settings be enabled. To make sure the Location setting is turned on, go to Settings > Privacy & security > Location. Turn on the switch
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