how do i locate my laptop it was stolen
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lap top was stolen how do i locate it
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If the device was signed into your Microsoft Account as a Windows User. Then you may be able to use the Fund My Device tool. It should allow you to locate and if you want erase the device remotely. It is worth noting though that if they swapped out your hard drive there is not much you can do. Since this relies on it being turned on with your install.
Here's a link to the Find My Device Guide:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/11579/...
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If you had the feature in Windows 10 called 'Find My Device' turned on you may be able to locate and lock your laptop
Full details on how to do that can be found on this page:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-ie/help/11579/...
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yes i dont know if they took the hard drive out or if the reset it to factory setting but it was dead for sure so they would have to unlock my account but the issue reamains about the hard drive swap... i have the orgibal box that it came in and the serial number of the laptop its self... was hoping microsoft could help me track it through the serial number .... thats something that microsft collects and i was thinking if they did do a hard drive sway they couldnt swap the serial number right...
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Hi jj1979,yes i dont know if they took the hard drive out or if the reset it to factory setting but it was dead for sure so they would have to unlock my account but the issue reamains about the hard drive swap... i have the orgibal box that it came in and the serial number of the laptop its self... was hoping microsoft could help me track it through the serial number .... thats something that microsft collects and i was thinking if they did do a hard drive sway they couldnt swap the serial number right...
If you had the feature in Windows 10 called 'Find My Device' turned on you may be able to locate and lock your laptop
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https://support.microsoft.com/en-ie/help/11579/...
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