Enabling these features is quick and easy, and they provide you with a reliable way of tracking a lost or stolen laptop. With Windows 10 , Microsoft includes a Find My Device ability for devices using the operating system.
Enable this feature to help track your laptop when it goes missing. Head to your Start menu and type in Settings , then select the Settings option that appears. Look to the sidebar menu and find the option that says Find My Device and select it. If it says off, then select the Change button below to turn it on. Whenever you want to locate your laptop, head to the Microsoft account page and sign in with your account information. On the Devices page, select the device you want to locate.
On Macs, the tracking feature is called Find My Mac, and it enables you to pinpoint the location of your laptop on a map for retrieval or reporting. On your Mac, head to your menu and select System Preferences. Review your iCloud features and look for the option to Find My Mac.
Make sure the checkbox is selected to enable this feature. If not, check it, and then select Allow when iCloud asks you if you are sure. However, you can't choose when to take snapshots and there's no option to change the frequency of the reports. When turned off, the laptop can't send tracking info, but as soon as it's turned on you'll get a report. While GadgetTrak does not appear in the Windows Start menu or in the system tray, it can be seen in the Uninstall Programs window - though you need an admin password to remove it.
LoJack is definitely focused on home users. This is evident not only in the easy and simple installation, but also by the pop-ups that appear on screen, similar to those found in antivirus software. Designed to be reassuring - as it tells you your laptop is protected - it's no less annoying as any pop-ups. Once installed, you need to create an account on the LoJack website, enable geolocation tracking and create a PIN.
A map view shows your device's location and there are four tabs that split the planned recovery of your device into: locate, lock, delete and recover.
It looks good but there's no easy way to zoom in to get a more specific idea of where your device is, just a large red dot that for us covered quite a large part of Bath. Those in larger cities may find this service more useful.
Above the map, there's a Device Status that should update itself every 24 hours, so you know that LoJack is still installed. The locking process isn't instant - it took about 20 minutes for us. When it did we were notified by email. A lock screen appeared - with our message - and the laptop became unusable. While good, the locking software isn't entirely secure, but there's also support for Intel hardware locking if your device supports it.
Remote deletion of your important data can also be run in the Delete step, while in the Recover section, the laptop can be marked as stolen and a Recovery Team is notified and will begin collecting evidence to hand over to the police. Current page: Track your laptop: If you're encountering a problem or need some advice with your PC or Mac, drop him a line on Twitter. North America. Receive evidence reports on lost devices with locations, pictures, screenshots, nearby WiFis, and user data.
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