This is how you can disable the find my device feature in Windows 10

Find my device

Especially in those laptops or tablets with Windows 10 operating system, there is a function that can be very useful in emergency situations: find my device. Thanks to it, if you lose your computer at some point with an Internet connection, you will be able to locate it remotely in order to be able to recover it, which can save you from time to time.

However, it is not gold everything that shines. To use this function, the location data of your computers is sent to Microsoft serversIf, for example, you have a desktop computer, you may not be interested in this happening, but if you configure Windows by default, it is most likely that you have this function enabled on your computer.

How to disable Find My Device in Windows 10

As we mentioned, if you want to reduce the sending of data to Microsoft, it is quite likely that you are interested in disabling this function, despite the fact that you should bear in mind that on numerous occasions it can be very useful.

Be that as it may, to deactivate it you must first access device settings, something you can do using the Start menu shortcut, or by pressing Win + I on your computer keyboard. Then in the main menu, choose the option "Update and security".

Then on the left choose "Find my device", where all the details related to this function will be displayed, such as the website to be used or information about privacy. You should notice that the upper part indicates that the function is enabled and, if so, you should click on the "Change" button and then, uncheck "Periodically save the location of my device" in the drop-down.

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Disable Find My Device in Windows 10

Once the changes are made, after a few seconds you will see how effectively finding my device has been completely disabled on your Windows 10 computer, and that it will have stopped periodically sending your location data to Microsoft's servers.


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