How to Enable or Disable ‘Find My Device’ in Windows 10 [Tutorial]

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How to Enable or Disable ‘Find My Device’ in Windows 10 [Tutorial]

Find my device in Windows is a feature that helps you locate your Windows 10 device. If the device is lost or stolen, this can help the users to locate their device. A Microsoft account and location are required for this feature to work. When users install a fresh Windows 10 on their system, they will get an option for enabling this feature for their computer. However, users can also enable or disable this feature after the installation. In this tutorial, we will show you different methods through which you can enable or disable Find my device in Windows 10.

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Windows 10 Find my device allows you to track your device if you've lost it. Find my device periodically tracks your device's location on a map. You can turn Find my device on or off as needed.

Find My Device for Windows 10 PCs, like Find My Phone for Windows 10 Mobile phones, will allow Microsoft to save your device's GPS location periodically. This way if you lose your device, or your device gets stolen, you will be able to see it's last known location in Your devices online at Microsoft for the same Microsoft account you sign in to the device with.


This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.