Before we start this tutorial we tell you one thing that your phone should be switched on in order to give you an accurate idea of its location and also access option to remotely so that you can ring, lockout thief or wipe out its content.

So before you lose your Windows Smartphone you should take regular backup of your device if you never take backup of your Smartphone you can try How to backup or restore a Windows Smartphone.

In Windows Smartphone there is built in feature for phone tracking to enable the setting for tracking phone go to your home screen of device and swipe to the right to open the app list and then select settings.

Scroll down the setting pane until you find the privacy section under privacy section you will find opton like ‘Location’ and ‘Find My Phone’ in which Location is by default turn on so open the find my phone option and turn on the option ‘Save my phone’s location periodically and before the battery runs out to make it easier to find’ as like below image.

how to Find Windows Phone

After completing the above steps go to your Windows account at account.microsoft.com/devices and go to devise section and tap on ‘Find My Phone’ and if you have multiple devices then you can select for which you are looking for as like below image.

how to Find Windows Phone

Now you will see a map which will show the last location of your windows Smartphone before its battery dies as like Android Device Manager in Windows also there is an option like Ring the Smartphone, lockout thief or you can erase its content remotely option will look like as shown in below image.

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