Windows 10: Windows 10 Mobile Phone - Lock Online

How to: Windows 10 Mobile Phone - Lock Online

How to Lock your Windows 10 Mobile Phone Online


Information It's nerve-wracking when you can't find your phone. Whether it's truly lost, or just stuck between the sofa cushions, Find My Phone can help lay your worry to rest. This free service can show your Windows 10 Mobile phone on a map.

If you lock your phone, it will require entering a 6-digit PIN you specified to unlock it when anyone turns on your phone. No one will be able to use your phone until you unlock it.

This tutorial will show you how to lock your Windows 10 Mobile phone online from any PC.


EXAMPLE: Locked Windows 10 Mobile Phone






Here's How:

1. On any PC, go to Your devices online at Microsoft, and sign in (if not already) using the same Microsoft account you sign in to your phone with.

2. Click/tap on the Find my phone link for your Windows 10 Mobile phone. (see screenshot below)



3. Click/tap on Lock. (see screenshot below)



4. Enter a 6-digit PIN, enter an optional phone number to contact you at, enter a message to show on the phone screen, and click/tap on Lock. (see screenshot below)


Note The PIN you enter here will always have to be used to unlock your phone with until you remove the PIN.

In Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview build 10572, it did not show the entered phone number and message on the locked phone's screen for me as it should have.





5. It will now try locking your phone. (see screenshot below)



6. If it was not able to lock your phone, then click/tap on Okay, and try again later or wait if you get We'll let you know when we successfully lock it. (see screenshots below)






7. If it was able to lock your phone, then click/tap on Okay. You will also get an email with a copy of your PIN letting you know that your phone is now locked. (see screenshots below)








That's it,
Shawn


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Supported phones for Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview


Your list confirms my phone is eligible, Lumia 521. The windows Insider App fails after ~ 15 seconds, restores data and gives me error 80073cf9. I trouble shot this and went thru all the steps mentioned on several websites including MS without any luck. Short of a hard reset, this is where I am now. Suggestions appreciated.

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Turned Windows 10 Mobile Hotspot "ON" but not visible on devices..

have you followed all the steps? U might have missed something. Check out instructions mentioned here Windows 10 Tip: Set Up a Mobile Hotspot - Thurrott.com

 

Supported phones for Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview

When my phone fails to upgrade I just keep trying. One upgrade took 3 or 4 tries.

 

Windows Phone users Clubhouse

I think I'll put a list of people's favourite apps in the OP, starting with my own until I get some suggestions, but you can take a look at the Windows Phone app store at the top apps to see what's popular http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store

You are both now added, welcome! *Toast :toast: