Windows 10和Windows 11都具有定位功能，可让您在丢失计算机和设备时更轻松地找到它们。它被称为“查找我的设备(Find My Device)”，当它打开时，它允许Windows定期检查和存储您的位置，然后在您丢失或被盗时帮助您找到您的设备。如果您（或其他人）放错了位置，以下是如何打开它以及如何使用它在Windows中查找您的设备：(Windows)
注意：(NOTE: )本教程适用于Windows 11 和Windows 10。两个操作系统的过程基本相同，当过程不同时，我们将两者分开处理。如果您想知道您的计算机上的Windows版本，这里有一篇关于该主题的文章：如何分辨我有什么Windows（11 种方式）。
在前进之前你需要什么
为了激活该功能，您应该做的第一件事是在Windows中启用(Windows)定位服务(Location Services)。我们有一个关于如何在Windows 11中启用(Windows 11)定位服务(Location Services)的教程，如果您想了解更多信息，请查看它。
为了能够恢复丢失或被盗的Windows设备，您需要事先启用“(feature beforehand)查找我的设备(Find My Device) ”功能。丢失设备后无法远程启用此功能，因此请确保尽快启用它。就像(Just)在许多其他情况下一样，积极主动是值得的。
要使此过程正常工作，您必须做的另一件事是使用Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)登录Windows。当您找不到您的设备时，您可以使用您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)尝试找到它。没有Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)，无论是Microsoft制造的Surface Pro还是 HP、Dell或其他制造商制造的笔记本电脑，都无法连接回您的设备。
最后，您需要拥有计算机的管理权限，以便更改“查找我的设备(Find my device)”设置。
确保(Make sure)您拥有设备的管理权限
注意：(NOTE:)为了获取位置，Windows使用它可以从设备获取的任何信息，包括GPS 芯片(GPS chip)（如果有）、移动互联网连接(internet connection)（如果可用）、有线或WiFi 网络(WiFi network)连接。要使最后两个选项起作用，互联网服务提供商(internet service provider)必须允许根据物理连接确定地址。
如何在Windows中激活(Windows)“查找我的设备”(Find My Device)
Windows 11和Windows 10中的设置略有不同，因此我们将分别处理它们。让我们从Windows 11开始。
在 Windows 11 上启用查找我的设备(Find)
首先，您需要通过按Windows + I或使用本文中描述的方法之一在 Windows 中打开“设置”应用程序。(Settings )单击(Click)或点击左侧窗格中的隐私和安全(Privacy & Security)，然后在窗口主要部分中的查找我的设备。(Find my device)
在Windows 11(Windows 11)中访问“查找(Find)我的设备”设置
这将显示“查找我的设备(Find my device)”页面，您可以在其中打开和关闭设置，并查看链接到您的Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)的所有设备。继续并打开“查找我的设备(Find my device)”。
切换开关以启用或禁用在 Windows 11 上查找我的设备(Find)
您现在可以关闭“设置”(Settings )应用程序并恢复正常的计算活动。
在 Windows 10 上启用查找我的设备(Find)
在Windows 10中，首先打开“设置”(Settings)应用。一种方法是按键盘上的Windows + I接下来，单击或点击更新和安全(Update & Security)。
转到Windows 10设置中的更新和安全(Update & Security)
在左侧窗格中，单击或点按查找我的设备(Find my device)。这将在窗口的主要部分显示与此功能相关的设置。要启用它，请单击更改(Change )按钮，然后将名为“定期保存我的设备位置(Save my device's location periodically)”的开关设置为开(On)。
在 Windows 10 上启用查找我的设备(Find)
此功能现已在您的设备上激活。
如何找到您的设备
当您需要查找Windows 设备(Windows device)时，请在任何计算机上打开Web 浏览器并访问(web browser)account.microsoft.com/devices。使用您在要查找的PC 或设备(PC or device)上使用的同一Microsoft 帐户登录。(Microsoft account)您现在会看到一个列表，其中包含使用同一Microsoft 帐户(Microsoft account)的所有设备。它们可以是Windows PC(Windows PCs)、Surface Pro设备、笔记本电脑、装有Windows的平板电脑、Xbox One游戏机，甚至是Windows手机（如果你很怀旧的话）。对于每个设备，您会看到您设置的名称、设备名称(device name)由其制造商提供，以及序列号。点击任何设备以展开视图。
从已注册设备列表中，单击或点按您要查找的设备
在带有展开视图的每台设备旁边，您会看到一个“查看详细信息(See details)”链接，如果您不确定要查找哪台设备，您可以点击该链接以显示有关该特定设备的更多详细信息。确定正确(right one)的设备后，返回“设备(Devices)”页面，单击或点击(click or tap)要查找的设备，然后单击“查找我的设备”(Find my device)。
单击(Click)或点击查找(Find)我的设备以访问地图
几秒钟后，“查找我的设备(Find my device)”功能会显示您设备的最后已知位置以及帮助您定位的地图。您还应该查看它上次位于该位置的时间。如果您看到一条消息说“位置未知(Location unknown)”，请不要担心，这可能只是表示最近没有使用“定位我的设备(Locate my device)”功能。(feature hasn)继续并立即按“查找”(Find)按钮以刷新位置。
按(Press)查找按钮(Find button)刷新所选设备的位置
接下来发生两件事。设备已定位，并收到管理员尝试定位它的通知。
定位设备会通知该设备上的用户
注意：(NOTE:)如果无法定位您的设备，它可能已关闭、没有可用的 Internet 连接或已重置。
如果您的Windows 设备(Windows device)被盗并且您无法找到它，您可以尝试使用锁定(Lock )功能，这样至少在下次打开并连接到互联网时它会被远程锁定。让我们看看如何做到这一点。
如何远程锁定您的Windows PC 或设备(Windows PC or device)
在帮助您定位Windows 设备(Windows device)的同一屏幕上，您可以选择锁定它。account.microsoft.com/devices上登录您的帐户，单击或点击(click or tap)您要查找的设备，然后在Find my device上。单击或点按“锁定”(Lock)按钮以使用Windows远程锁定您的PC 或设备(PC or device)。出现一个弹出窗口，描述“锁定设备(Lock device)”过程。在这里，您可以添加一条消息（例如联系信息(example contact info)），一旦设备成功锁定，该消息将显示在锁定屏幕上。(lock screen)输入你的消息并在准备好后按(message and press)锁定按钮(Lock )。
远程锁定 Windows 设备
如果设备在线，Microsoft会远程锁定它，向您发送确认操作的电子邮件并显示确认消息(confirmation message)。如果不在线，锁定成功后会收到邮件。
远程锁定设备后的确认信息(confirmation message)
当Windows PC 或设备(Windows PC or device)被远程锁定时，您的消息会显示在屏幕上。
Windows被远程锁定，屏幕上显示一条消息
设备锁定(device lock)与普通锁定类似，不同之处在于它只能由管理员停用。
您(Did)是否打开了在Windows中(Windows)查找(Find)我的设备？
查找我的设备(Find My Device)是一项受欢迎的功能，尤其适用于笔记本电脑和平板电脑。我们认为每个人都应该为他们的Windows 笔记本电脑(Windows laptops)、超极本、平板电脑和二合一设备进行设置。您永远不知道何时放错了设备并需要此功能。我们很想知道，您是否在Windows 设备(Windows device)上启用了它，或者您担心Microsoft会在您不知情的情况下跟踪您的位置？让我们在评论中知道。
How to find and lock your lost or stolen Windows device -
Both Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a locating feature that makes it easiеr to find your computers and devices when they get lost. It is called Find My Device and, when it is turned on, it allows Windows to regularly check and store your location and then help you find your device if you lose it or if it gets stolen. Here's how to turn it on and how to use it to find your devices with Windows if you (or someone else) misplaced them:
NOTE: This tutorial applies to Windows 11 and Windows 10. The procedure is mostly the same for both operating systems and we treat the two separately when the process is different. If you want to know what version of Windows you have on your computer, here is an article on the subject: How to tell what Windows I have (11 ways).
What you need before moving forward
The first thing you should do in order to activate the feature is to enable Location Services in Windows. We have a tutorial on how to enable Location Services in Windows 11, check it out if you want to know more.
In order to be able to recover your lost or stolen Windows devices, you need to enable the Find My Device feature beforehand. You cannot enable this feature remotely after you have lost your device, so make sure you enable it as soon as possible. Just like in many other cases, it pays off to be proactive.
Another thing you must do for this process to work is to sign into Windows using a Microsoft account. When you cannot find your device, you can use your Microsoft account to try to locate it. Without a Microsoft account, there is no way to connect back to your device, no matter if it is a Surface Pro made by Microsoft or a laptop made by HP, Dell, or some other manufacturer.
Lastly, you need to have administrative rights for your computer, so you can alter the Find my device setting.
Make sure you have administrative access to your device
NOTE: To get the location, Windows uses any information it can derive from the device, including the GPS chip (if any), a mobile internet connection (if available), a wired or a WiFi network connection. For the last two options to work, the internet service provider has to allow the determination of an address based on the physical connection.
How to activate Find My Device in Windows
Getting to the setting is slightly different in Windows 11 and Windows 10, so we will treat them separately. Let’s start with Windows 11.
Enabling Find my device on Windows 11
First, you need to open the Settings app in Windows by pressing Windows + I or by using one of the methods described in this article. Click or tap on Privacy & Security in the left pane, then on Find my device in the main section of the window.
Access the Find my device setting in Windows 11
This displays the Find my device page, where you can toggle the setting on and off and see all the devices linked to your Microsoft account. Go ahead and turn Find my device on.
Toggle the switch to enable or disable Find my device on Windows 11
You can now close the Settings app and resume your normal computing activities.
Enabling Find my device on Windows 10
In Windows 10, you start by opening the Settings app. One way to do it is by pressing Windows + I on your keyboard. Next, click or tap on Update & Security.
Go to Update & Security in Windows 10 Settings
On the left pane, click or tap Find my device. This displays the settings related to this feature in the main section of the window. To enable it, click the Change button, then set the switch named “Save my device's location periodically” to On.
Enabling Find my device on Windows 10
This feature is now activated on your device.
How to find your device
When you need to find your Windows device, open a web browser on any computer and go to account.microsoft.com/devices. Sign in with the same Microsoft account that you are using on the PC or device that you want to find. You now see a list with all your devices that use the same Microsoft account. They can be Windows PCs, Surface Pro devices, laptops, tablets with Windows, Xbox One consoles, and even Windows phones (if you’re nostalgic). For each device, you see the name you set, the device name given by its manufacturer, and the serial number. Tap on any of the devices to expand the view.
From the list of registered devices, click or tap the one you want to locate
Next to each device with an expanded view, you see a link to “See details,” which you can follow to display more details about that particular device, if you’re not sure which one you want to locate. Once you identify the right one, get back to the Devices page, click or tap on the device you want to locate, then on Find my device.
Click or tap on Find my device to access the map
In a couple of seconds, the Find my device feature displays the last known location of your device and a map to help you locate it. You should also see when it was last located in that place. Don’t worry if you see a message saying “Location unknown,” it may just mean that the “Locate my device” feature hasn’t been used lately on it. Go ahead and press the Find button now to refresh the location.
Press the Find button to refresh the location of the selected device
Two things happen next. The device is located, and it receives a notification that an administrator tried to locate it.
Locating a device notifies the user on that device
NOTE: If locating your device does not work, it's probably turned off, it doesn't have an internet connection available, or it has been reset.
If your Windows device has been stolen and you are unable to locate it, you can try to use the Lock feature, so that at least it gets remotely locked the next time it is turned on and connected to the internet. Let’s see how to do that.
How to remotely lock your Windows PC or device
On the same screen that helps you locate your Windows device, you have the option to lock it. To get there, follow the steps from the previous section: log into your account at account.microsoft.com/devices, click or tap on the device you want to locate, then on Find my device. Click or tap the Lock button to remotely lock your PC or device with Windows. A pop-up appears, describing the “Lock device” process. Here, you can add a message (for example contact info) that will be displayed on the lock screen once the device is successfully locked. Type your message and press the Lock button when you are ready.
Remotely locking a Windows device
If the device is online, Microsoft locks it remotely, sends you an email confirming the action and displays a confirmation message. If it’s not online, you will receive an email when the lock is successful.
The confirmation message after locking a device remotely
When the Windows PC or device is locked remotely, your message is displayed on the screen.
Windows is locked remotely, with a message shown on the screen
The device lock is similar to the normal locking, except it can only be deactivated by an administrator.
Did you turn on Find my device in Windows?
Find My Device is a welcome feature, especially for laptops and tablets. We believe that everyone should set it up for their Windows laptops, ultrabooks, tablets, and 2-in-1 devices. You never know when you misplace your device and need this feature. We’re curious to know, did you enable it on your Windows device or are you concerned that Microsoft could track your location without your knowledge? Let us know in the comments.
